Information disclosure in Openstack Nova
CVE-2016-2140
The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.4 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.3 (liberty), when using raw storage and use_cow_images is set to false, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qc…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.003 (57.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Openstack Nova
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 84277 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- [oss-security] 20160308 Re: [OSSA 2016-007] Nova host data leak through resize/migration (CVE-2016-2140) (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2140?
- CVE-2016-2140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openstack Nova, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-04-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2140?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.