Description
The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by putting the VM into the rescue state, suspending it, which puts into an ERROR state, and then deleting the image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2573.
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 | 2014.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | nova | 2014.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | nova | 2014.1.3-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | nova | 1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1.1 | USN-2407-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack 5 | python-nova +13 | 2014.1.3-4.el6ost | RHSA-2014:1782, RHSA-2014:1781 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nova | < 2014.1.3 | 2014.1.3 | GHSA-92hc-c226-32q7 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2014:1782 Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-nova security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 8, 2026
- RHSA-2014:1781 Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-nova security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 8, 2026
- USN-2407-1 nova vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
References
- RHSA-2014:1782 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:1781 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1338830
- [oss-security] 20141002 [OSSA 2014-032] Nova VMware driver still leaks rescued images (CVE-2014-3608) mailing-list
- 70220 vdb-entry