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Medium
CVE-2018-10940
The cdrom_ioctl_media_changed function in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The cdrom_ioctl_media_changed function in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16.6 allows local attackers to use a incorrect bounds check in the CDROM driver CDROM_MEDIA_CHANGED ioctl to read out kernel memory.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.6
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104154
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 9th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.