CVE-2018-10940

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Trending — 4 sources updated this week

5.5

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 v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 17.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 9, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (32)

cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104154
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9de4ee40547fd315d4a0ed1dd15a2fa3559ad707
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00000.html
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3695-2/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2018-10940(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

RHSA-2018:2948
Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-alt security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Patch Availability(8)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-image-extra-4.4.0-128-generic (4.4.0-128.154~14.04.1) @ trusty	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic (3.13.0-157.207) @ trusty	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-24-lowlatency (4.15.0-24.26) @ bionic	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-extra-4.4.0-128-generic (4.4.0-128.154) @ xenial	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-24-lowlatency (4.15.0-24.26~16.04.1) @ xenial	2026-05-28	ubuntu
redhat	kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-957.rt56.910.el7	2018-10-30	redhat
redhat	kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.el7a	2018-10-30	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:3.10.0-957.el7	2018-10-30	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-119Buffer Operations Within Bounds (Buffer Overflow)

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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2026-05-28 08:21 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-10940?

CVE-2018-10940 is a medium vulnerability published on May 9, 2018. The cdromioctlmediachanged 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 CDROMMEDIA_CHANGED ioctl to read out kernel memory.

When was CVE-2018-10940 disclosed?

CVE-2018-10940 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 9, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-10940 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-10940 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-10940?

CVE-2018-10940 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-10940?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-10940, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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