# 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.

- **Severity:** Low 3.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** AZL-27937, AZL-34975, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28938, GHSA-pxxq-frx3-rf22, OESA-2023-1647, OESA-2023-1648, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28938

## 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 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28938?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mdadm Project Mdadm.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28938?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2014-5220](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5220/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-28736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28736/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) SSD Tools software (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28938 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) SSD Tools software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28938/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28938/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28938
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28938
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28938

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28938/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.