Description
The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 through 2013.2.2 does not properly put VMs into RESCUE status, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by requesting the VM be put into rescue and then deleting the image.
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 | 2014.1-9 | — |
| Debian 13 | nova | 2014.1-9 | — |
| Debian 12 | nova | 2014.1-9 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nova | < 12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 | GHSA-jv34-xvjq-ppch |
References
- [oss-security] 20140321 Re: CVE request for vulnerability in OpenStack Nova mailing-list
- 57498 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1269418
- [oss-security] 20140321 CVE request for vulnerability in OpenStack Nova mailing-list