Description
The security group extension in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.3, Havana before havana-3, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | nova | 2013.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | nova | 2013.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | nova | 2013.1.3-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack 3 | python-nova +12 | 2013.1.3-3.el6ost | RHSA-2013:1199 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nova | < 2013.2 | 2013.2 | GHSA-j6xh-q826-55jw |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2013:1199 Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-nova security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 1, 2026
References
- RHSA-2013:1199 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1190229
- USN-2005-1 vendor-advisory