openstack-trove: multiple insecure /tmp file usage issues
Published Aug 11, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
The _write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py, reset_configuration function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/postgresql/service/config.py, write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py, _write_mycnf function in trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py, InnoBackupEx::_run_prepare function in trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupEx::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, MySQLDump::cmd in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupExIncremental::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, _get_actual_db_status function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/system.py and trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py, and multiple class CbBackup methods in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py in Openstack DBaaS (aka Trove) as packaged in Openstack before 2015.1.0 (aka Kilo) allows local users to write to configuration files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
openstack-trove
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
openstack-trove
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | openstack-trove | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | openstack-trove | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 37.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 36.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3156 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/trove/+bug/1398195 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216073 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98c8-36p9-gw66 Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py#L230 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py#L176 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py#L236 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py#L790 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py#L30 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L110 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L36 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L55 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py#L194 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/commit/61774984aa2bacfe89867fc39a402a6a4cfb8f33
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3156
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3156
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