The sr_do_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/sr_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through...
Vulnerability Description
The sr_do_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/sr_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 4.16.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact because sense buffers have different sizes at the CDROM layer and the SCSI layer, as demonstrated by a CDROMREADMODE2 ioctl call.
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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No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html
- https://twitter.com/efrmv/status/1001574894273007616
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f7068114d45ec55996b9040e98111afa56e010fe
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f7068114d45ec55996b9040e98111afa56e010fe
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
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