CVE-2023-27306 Denial of service in Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products
An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Optane SSDs due to improper firmware initialization.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-27306?
CVE-2023-27306 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products, published on 14 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Initialization in firmware for some Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27306?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Intel Optane Memory H20 With Solid State Storage Firmware, Intel Optane Ssd 900p Firmware, Intel Optane Ssd 905p Firmware, Intel Optane Ssd Dc P4800x Firmware, Intel Optane Ssd Dc P4801x Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-27306?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-27306 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27306 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Optane(TM) SSD products
Sources
Also known as GHSA-279v-q4q9-mx7j.