CVE-2014-3559

ovirt-engine-backend: memory snapshots not wiped when deleting a VM with wipe-after-delete (WAD) enabled for its disks

Published Aug 6, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 3.5 Low EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
The oVirt storage backend in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 does not wipe memory snapshots when deleting a VM, even when wipe-after-delete (WAD) is configured for the VM's disk, which allows remote authenticated users with certain credentials to read portions of the deleted VM's memory and obtain sensitive information via an uninitialized storage volume.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3541 The oVirt storage backend in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 does not wipe memory snapshots when deleting a VM, even when wipe-after-delete (WAD) is configured for the VM's disk, which allows remote authenticated users with certain credentials to read portions of the deleted VM's memory and obtain sensitive information via an uninitialized storage volume.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:50 AM
Reserved
May 14, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 6, 2014, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 4, 2014, 12:00 AM