CVE-2023-28938 Denial of service in Intel(R) SSD Tools software
A privileged user can cause a denial of service in Intel SSD Tools via local access due to uncontrolled resource consumption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-28938?
CVE-2023-28938 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) SSD Tools software, published on 11 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28938?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mdadm Project Mdadm.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28938?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2023-28938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) SSD Tools software
Sources
Also known as AZL-27937, AZL-34975, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28938, GHSA-pxxq-frx3-rf22, OESA-2023-1647, OESA-2023-1648 and 1 more.