CVE-2013-2030

nova: insecure directory creation for signing

Published Dec 27, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
keystone/middleware/auth_token.py in OpenStack Nova Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana uses an insecure temporary directory for storing signing certificates, which allows local users to spoof servers by pre-creating this directory, which is reused by Nova, as demonstrated using /tmp/keystone-signing-nova on Fedora.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0024 keystone/middleware/auth_token.py in OpenStack Nova Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana uses an insecure temporary directory for storing signing certificates, which allows local users to spoof servers by pre-creating this directory, which is reused by Nova, as demonstrated using /tmp/keystone-signing-nova on Fedora.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pxxv-rv32-2qgv OpenStack Nova uses insecure keystone middleware tmpdir by default
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:20 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 27, 2013, 1:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:52 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 9, 2013, 12:00 AM