An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.19. An information leak in cdrom_ioctl_select_disc 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.
Find out more about CVE-2018-18710 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |
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