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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1531-1 linux-4.9 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4308-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3797-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3797-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3820-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3820-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3820-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3822-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3822-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-07T14:29:03.523

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:53:09.510

Link: CVE-2018-16658

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-16658 - Bugzilla

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