Vulnerability in Openstack Nova-Lxd
CVE-2017-5936
OpenStack Nova-LXD before 13.1.1 uses the wrong name for the veth pairs when applying Neutron security group rules for instances, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended security restrictions.
EPSS: 0.029 (85.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Openstack Nova-lxd
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5936?
- CVE-2017-5936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openstack Nova-Lxd. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-12.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5936?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.