Improper Access Control Affecting nova package, versions <2014.1-1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published11 Aug 2026
- disclosed9 Aug 2017
Introduced: 9 Aug 2017
CVE-2015-2687 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest nova to version 2014.1-1 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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2015-2687
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/25/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77505
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1419577
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205313
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/338929/