Resource Management Errors Affecting nova package, versions <2:13.0.0-1


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.84% (89th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-NOVA-351654
  • published 7 Oct 2016
  • disclosed 7 Oct 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable nova to version 2:13.0.0-1 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.