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CVE-2023-28736

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CVE-2023-28736 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Intel SSD Tools software, specifically versions prior to mdadm-4.2-rc2. A privileged local attacker could exploit this flaw to achieve escalation of privilege. Rated 6.7 MEDIUM on CVSS, it requires high privileges and local access but has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mdadm_project:mdadm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mdadm_project:mdadm:4.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.5
Impact Score
3.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
14.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0023 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 3,720 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 mdadm 4.1-10 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 4.1-10
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 mdadm 4.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 4.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 mdadm 4.1-9 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 4.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18331-16823Fixed in: 4.1-10
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18332-17084Fixed in: 4.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19764-17084Fixed in: 4.2-1

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2023-28736Moderate

mdadm: Buffer overflow

Aug 11, 2023
microsoft2023-Aug/CVE-2023-28736Moderate

Buffer overflow in some Intel(R) SSD Tools software before version mdadm-4.2-rc2 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Aug 8, 2023

References

intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00690.html
Vendor Advisory