SB2018111514 - Fedora 29 update for kernel, kernel-headers, kernel-tools
Published: November 15, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018111514
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18710)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the cdrom_ioctl_select_disc function, as defined in the drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c source code file due to boundary error when processing of user-supplied input. A local attacker can access the system, execute an application that submits malicious input to read arbitrary kernel memory on the system, which could be used to conduct additional attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.