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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-28938 · published 11 August 2023

CVE-2023-28938: Mdadm project mdadm uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Mdadm Project · Mdadm

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.

4.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.22% · top 89.0% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
4.4CVSS 3.1 base score
0.22%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-28938), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-11). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.