VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7498
OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0 does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting instances while in the resize state.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0 does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting instances while in the resize state. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-3280 regression.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.34% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- openstack/compute \(nova\)
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93068Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-011.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93068Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-011.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.