Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-10940
CVE-2018-10940
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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Affected products
102- Range: <4.16.6
- osv-coords101 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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
16- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104154nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.6nvdRelease Notes
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/nvd
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