CVE-2018-10940

Published: 9 May 2018

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the cdrom driver in the Linux kernel contained an incorrect bounds check. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Ignored (end of life)
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-24.26)
	cosmic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-29.31)
	trusty	Released (3.13.0-157.207)
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-128.154)
	Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 Fixed by 9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1011.11)
	cosmic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1011.11)
	trusty	Released (4.4.0-1023.23)
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1061.70)
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1014.14)
	cosmic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1014.14)
	trusty	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1)
linux-azure-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Not vulnerable (4.18.0-1003.3~18.04.1)
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-1014.14)
linux-euclid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (was needed ESM criteria)
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (abandoned)
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1010.10)
	cosmic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1010.10)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1)
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (end of standard support, was needs-triage)
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (end of life, was needs-triage)
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Not vulnerable
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Not vulnerable (4.18.0-8.9~18.04.1)
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1)
linux-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1012.12)
	cosmic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1012.12)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1027.32)
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Released (4.4.0-128.154~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (abandoned)
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored [abandoned])
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Does not exist
linux-oem Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Does not exist
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1009.12)
	cosmic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1009.12)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Ignored (end of standard support, was needed)
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Ignored (end of life)
	bionic	Released (4.15.0-1013.14)
	cosmic	Not vulnerable (4.15.0-1021.23)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1091.99)
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Released (4.4.0-1094.99)
	bionic	Not vulnerable
	cosmic	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.17~rc3)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1094.99)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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