CVE-2018-16658
Public on 2018-09-07
Modified on 2020-06-03
Description
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel in cdrom_ioctl_drive_status() function in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c that could be used by local attackers to read kernel memory at certain location.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2018-10-03 | ALAS-2018-1086 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2018-10-08 | ALAS2-2018-1086 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |