K11165942 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2018-18710

Security Advisory Description

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. This is similar to CVE-2018-10940 and CVE-2018-16658. (CVE-2018-18710)

Impact

Traffix SDC
This vulnerability may result in an information leak when exploited.
BIG-IP / BIG-IQ / Enterprise Manager / F5 iWorkflow
There is no impact; these F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.