CVE-2023-28938

Summary

CVE-2023-28938 is a vulnerability affecting some versions of Intel(R) SSD Tools software, specifically before mdadm-4.2-rc2. This issue involves uncontrolled resource consumption, which could allow a privileged user to potentially initiate a denial of service attack via local access. This means an attacker with administrative rights on the affected system could exploit this flaw to cause the software to consume excessive resources, leading to a crash or degraded performance, preventing legitimate users from accessing the system or its data. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals who use the Intel SSD Tools software and have not yet applied the necessary patch.

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