static ssize_t mem_read(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
			size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
{
	struct task_struct *task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
	char *page;
	unsigned long src = *ppos;
	int ret = -ESRCH;
	struct mm_struct *mm;

	if (!task)
		goto out_no_task;

	ret = -ENOMEM;
	page = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_TEMPORARY);
	if (!page)
		goto out;

	mm = check_mem_permission(task);
	ret = PTR_ERR(mm);
	if (IS_ERR(mm))
		goto out_free;

	ret = -EIO;
 
	if (file->private_data != (void*)((long)current->self_exec_id))
		goto out_put;

	ret = 0;
 
	while (count > 0) {
		int this_len, retval;

		this_len = (count > PAGE_SIZE) ? PAGE_SIZE : count;
		retval = access_remote_vm(mm, src, page, this_len, 0);
		if (!retval) {
			if (!ret)
				ret = -EIO;
			break;
		}

		if (copy_to_user(buf, page, retval)) {
			ret = -EFAULT;
			break;
		}
 
		ret += retval;
		src += retval;
		buf += retval;
		count -= retval;
	}
	*ppos = src;

out_put:
	mmput(mm);
out_free:
	free_page((unsigned long) page);
out:
	put_task_struct(task);
out_no_task:
	return ret;
}

This category addresses vulnerabilities caused by flawed access control mechanisms, where incorrect permission settings allow unauthorized users to access restricted resources.