CVE-2023-28938

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.

Published: 2023-08-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-28938 is rated Low Risk (15.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28938

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.06% 0.02% -0.04%
2 2025-11-18 0.02% 0.06% +0.05%
3 2025-04-15 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28938

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.4 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 0.8 2.5 [email protected]
4.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28938

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-28938

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2023-28938: 1 source package rows (mdadm); 3 state rows across 3 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main); fixed 0, open 3. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-28938
debian unimportant CVE-2023-28938 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mdadm), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28938
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28938
suse low — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28938/
ubuntu low CVE-2023-28938 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mdadm), 12 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 6, needs-triage 3, needed 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28938

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28938

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mdadm_project mdadm < 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:mdadm_project:mdadm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mdadm_project mdadm 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:mdadm_project:mdadm:4.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28938

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