CVE-2014-3608

openstack-nova: incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2573, Nova VMware driver still leaks rescued images

Published Oct 6, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 2.7 Low EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3271 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-92hc-c226-32q7 OpenStack Compute (Nova)'s VMWare driver vulnerable to denial of service
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2407-1 OpenStack Nova vulnerabilities
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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
Oct 6, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 2, 2014, 12:00 AM