Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2023 · Assigned by intel

CVE-2023-28938

Low 3.4

In plain English

A low-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in Intel(R) SSD Tools software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.4Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Uncontrolled resource consumption in some Intel(R) SSD Tools software before version mdadm-4.2-rc2 may allow a priviledged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12mdadm4.2~rc2-2DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28938
Debian:13mdadm4.2~rc2-2DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28938
Debian:14mdadm4.2~rc2-2DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28938
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmdadmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-28938

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Intel(R) SSD Tools software before version mdadm-4.2-rc2

Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

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