VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-10940
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-05-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory