5.5

CVE-2018-10940: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10940DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10940
Published 09-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10940 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 22 · Related 16
DLA-1392-1DLA-1422-1DLA-1423-1RHSA-2018:2948RHSA-2018:3083RHSA-2018:3096

Timeline

  1. 09-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.01 pp

From 0.54% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu22 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-157.207 | < 4.4.0-128.154 | < 4.15.0-24.26
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1023.23 | < 4.4.0-1061.70 | < 4.15.0-1011.11
  • linux-azure< 4.15.0-1014.14~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1014.14
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 25 products

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