#VU79481 Resource exhaustion in mdadm - CVE-2023-28938

Vulnerability identifier: #VU79481

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28938

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
mdadm
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: neil.brown.name

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mdadm: 0.7 - 4.2 rc1

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External links
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00690.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.