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CVE-2018-10940 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104154 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 CVE, MITRE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 CVE, MITRE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707 CVE, MITRE Patch 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html CVE, MITRE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html CVE, MITRE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/ CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/ CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ CVE, MITRE
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.6 CVE, MITRE Release Notes 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-10940
NVD Published Date:
05/09/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE