CVE-2023-22819

Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud, My Cloud Home and SanDisk ibi products

Description

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability issue that could arise by sending crafted requests to a service to consume a large amount of memory, eventually resulting in the service being stopped and restarted was discovered in Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo, SanDisk ibi and Western Digital My Cloud OS 5 devices. This issue requires the attacker to already have root privileges in order to exploit this vulnerability. This issue affects My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo: before 9.5.1-104; ibi: before 9.5.1-104; My Cloud OS 5: before 5.27.161.

Remediation

Solution:

  • For My Cloud OS 5 devices, Western Digital recommends that users promptly update their devices to the latest firmware by clicking on the firmware update notification. My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo and SanDisk ibi devices will be automatically updated to reflect the latest firmware version.

Categories

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory westerndigital.com
Affected: Western Digital My Cloud OS 5
Affected: Western Digital My Cloud Home & Duo
Affected: SanDisk ibi
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-24001-western-digital-my-cloud-os-5-my-cloud-home-duo-and-sandisk-ibi-firmware-update vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-22819?
CVE-2023-22819 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-22819?
To fix CVE-2023-22819: For My Cloud OS 5 devices, Western Digital recommends that users promptly update their devices to the latest firmware by clicking on the firmware update notification. My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo and SanDisk ibi devices will be automatically updated to reflect the latest firmware version.
Is CVE-2023-22819 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-22819 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-22819?
CVE-2023-22819 affects Western Digital My Cloud OS 5, Western Digital My Cloud Home & Duo, SanDisk ibi.
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