VulnerabilityModified
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 qcow2 header in…
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 2.11%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 qcow2 header in an ephemeral or root disk.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.11% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- openstack/nova
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/08/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84277Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1548450Third Party Advisory
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-007.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/08/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84277Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1548450Third Party Advisory
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-007.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.