5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-10940
Linux CDROM CD-ROM In-Bounds Read
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 9, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 31, 2018, 10:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-10940 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Debian debian_linux

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-10940 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-10940 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104154 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104154 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.6 No Types Assigned https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.6 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.16.6
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104154 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

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