Information Exposure Affecting nova package, versions <2013.2.2-4


0.0
low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.14% (49th percentile)
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NVD
3.5 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-NOVA-526478
  • published 8 May 2014
  • disclosed 8 May 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 nova to version 2013.2.2-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nova package and not the nova package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The instance rescue mode in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 before 2013.2.3 and Icehouse before 2014.1, when using libvirt to spawn images and use_cow_images is set to false, allows remote authenticated users to read certain compute host files by overwriting an instance disk with a crafted image.