An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.6. An information leak in cdrom_ioctl_drive_status in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c could be used by local attackers to read kernel memory because a cast from unsigned long to int interferes with bounds checking. This is similar to CVE-2018-10940.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-1531-1 | linux-4.9 security update |
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DSA-4308-1 | linux security update |
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EUVD-2018-8460 | An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.6. An information leak in cdrom_ioctl_drive_status in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c could be used by local attackers to read kernel memory because a cast from unsigned long to int interferes with bounds checking. This is similar to CVE-2018-10940. |
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USN-3797-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3797-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3820-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3820-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3820-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3822-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3822-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T10:32:53.897Z
Reserved: 2018-09-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-16658

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-09-07T14:29:03.523
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:53:09.510
Link: CVE-2018-16658


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