ubuntu-cve-2023-28938
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-08-11 03:15
Modified
2025-10-24 05:01
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
3.4 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
    {
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          {
            "binary_name": "mdadm",
            "binary_version": "3.2.5-5ubuntu4.4"
          }
        ],
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      },
      "package": {
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      },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "3.2.5-5ubuntu3",
        "3.2.5-5ubuntu4",
        "3.2.5-5ubuntu4.1",
        "3.2.5-5ubuntu4.2",
        "3.2.5-5ubuntu4.3",
        "3.2.5-5ubuntu4.4"
      ]
    },
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          {
            "binary_name": "mdadm",
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          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "Denial of service in command line tool option only"
      },
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      },
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            }
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        "3.3-2ubuntu7.1",
        "3.3-2ubuntu7.2",
        "3.3-2ubuntu7.4",
        "3.3-2ubuntu7.5",
        "3.3-2ubuntu7.6"
      ]
    },
    {
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          }
        ],
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      },
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      },
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        "4.1~rc1-3~ubuntu18.04.2",
        "4.1~rc1-3~ubuntu18.04.4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "mdadm",
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          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "Denial of service in command line tool option only"
      },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
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          }
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        "priority_reason": "Denial of service in command line tool option only"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "mdadm",
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      },
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      ],
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        "4.2~rc2-2ubuntu1",
        "4.2-0ubuntu1",
        "4.2-0ubuntu2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28938",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T05:01:54Z",
  "published": "2023-08-11T03:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28938"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00690.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28938"
    }
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-28938"
  ]
}



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