OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom before 2012.2.2 and Grizzly, when using libvirt and LVM backed instances, does not properly clear physical volume (PV) content when reallocating for instances, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the memory of the previous logical volume (LV)
Published Dec 26, 2012
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.01%
Description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom before 2012.2.2 and Grizzly, when using libvirt and LVM backed instances, does not properly clear physical volume (PV) content when reallocating for instances, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the memory of the previous logical volume (LV).
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
openstack-nova
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1
openstack-nova
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0
openstack-nova
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | openstack-nova | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | openstack-nova | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | openstack-nova | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02011) | 80.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01994) | 78.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.10% (0.01099) | 76.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 76.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 75.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 71.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://osvdb.org/88419 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0208.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/11/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56904 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1663-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5625 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1070539 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884293 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwhr-h69g-8qmq Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9d2ea970422591f8cdc394001be9a2deca499a5f x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/a99a802e008eed18e39fc1d98170edc495cbd354 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-41.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-42.yaml
- https://launchpad.net/nova/folsom/2012.2.2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5625
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5625
Change history (0)
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