CVE-2018-10940

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.16.6 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104154
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 7.0
linux/linux_kernel < 4.16.6
Published May 09, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026