UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28736

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28736
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28736.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28736
Upstream
Published
2023-08-11T03:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:56:13Z
Severity
  • 5.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 6.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / mdadm

Package

Name
mdadm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mdadm@3.2.5-5ubuntu4.4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.5-5ubuntu2
3.2.5-5ubuntu3
3.2.5-5ubuntu4
3.2.5-5ubuntu4.1
3.2.5-5ubuntu4.2
3.2.5-5ubuntu4.3
3.2.5-5ubuntu4.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Tool requires root privileges",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.5-5ubuntu4.4",
            "binary_name": "mdadm"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / mdadm

Package

Name
mdadm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mdadm@3.3-2ubuntu7.6?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.3-2ubuntu2
3.3-2ubuntu3
3.3-2ubuntu4
3.3-2ubuntu5
3.3-2ubuntu6
3.3-2ubuntu7
3.3-2ubuntu7.1
3.3-2ubuntu7.2
3.3-2ubuntu7.4
3.3-2ubuntu7.5
3.3-2ubuntu7.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Tool requires root privileges",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3-2ubuntu7.6",
            "binary_name": "mdadm"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mdadm

Package

Name
mdadm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mdadm@4.1~rc1-3~ubuntu18.04.4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.0-2
4.0-2ubuntu1
4.0-2ubuntu1.1
4.1~rc1-3~ubuntu18.04.1
4.1~rc1-3~ubuntu18.04.2
4.1~rc1-3~ubuntu18.04.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Tool requires root privileges",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1~rc1-3~ubuntu18.04.4",
            "binary_name": "mdadm"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / mdadm

Package

Name
mdadm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mdadm@4.1-5ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.1-2ubuntu3
4.1-4ubuntu1
4.1-5ubuntu1
4.1-5ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Tool requires root privileges",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1-5ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "mdadm"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / mdadm

Package

Name
mdadm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mdadm@4.2-0ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.2~rc2-2ubuntu1
4.2-0ubuntu1
4.2-0ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Tool requires root privileges",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.2-0ubuntu2",
            "binary_name": "mdadm"
        }
    ]
}