VulnerabilityModified

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.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.93%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 2.93% probability · 87th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: canonical/ubuntu linux · openstack/nova-lxd
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3195-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova-lxd/+bug/1656847Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/nova-lxd/commit/1b76cefb92081efa1e88cd8f330253f857028bd2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3195-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova-lxd/+bug/1656847Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/nova-lxd/commit/1b76cefb92081efa1e88cd8f330253f857028bd2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.