openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for mdadm



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-28938
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 openEuler
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

mdadm-help
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

mdadm-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

mdadm-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

mdadm
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU79481

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 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

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 repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1

mdadm-help: before 4.1 rc2.0.16

mdadm-debugsource: before 4.1 rc2.0.16

mdadm-debuginfo: before 4.1 rc2.0.16

mdadm: before 4.1 rc2.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1647


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.



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