openstack-nova: Nova host data leak to vm instance in rescue mode
Published May 8, 2014
2.3
LOWCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.49%
Description
The instance rescue mode in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 before 2013.2.3 and Icehouse before 2014.1, when using libvirt to spawn images and use_cow_images is set to false, allows remote authenticated users to read certain compute host files by overwriting an instance disk with a crafted image.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6
openstack-nova-0:2013.2.3-7.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0578
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
openstack-nova
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
openstack-nova
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6 | openstack-nova-0:2013.2.3-7.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0578 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | openstack-nova | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | openstack-nova | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01488) | 73.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01488) | 70.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 52.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00138) | 50.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00138) | 49.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00138) | 47.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/27/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0134 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1221190 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078002 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w429-xc55-hc48 Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/25e761acd56d4c820273fc0245ada06c500c1637
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/d416f4310bb946b4b127201ec3c37e530d988714
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/dc8de426066969a3f0624fdc2a7b29371a2d55bf
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2014-112.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0134
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0134
Change history (0)
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