CVE-2015-7548

openstack-nova: Unprivileged API user can access host data using instance snapshot

Published Jan 12, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 3.5 Low EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty), when using libvirt to spawn instances and use_cow_images is set to false, allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by overwriting an instance disk with a crafted image and requesting a snapshot.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7462 OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty), when using libvirt to spawn instances and use_cow_images is set to false, allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by overwriting an instance disk with a crafted image and requesting a snapshot.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3449-1 OpenStack Nova vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:51 AM
Reserved
Sep 29, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 12, 2016, 7:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:32 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jan 7, 2016, 12:00 AM