openstack-nova: Deleting instances in resize state fails
Published Oct 26, 2015
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.38%
Description
OpenStack Compute (nova) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting instances while in the resize state.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6
openstack-nova-0:2014.1.5-3.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1898
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7
openstack-nova-0:2014.1.5-5.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1898
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7
openstack-nova-0:2014.2.3-31.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1898
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
openstack-nova-0:2015.1.1-3.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1898
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | openstack-nova-0:2014.1.5-3.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1898 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | openstack-nova-0:2014.1.5-5.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1898 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | openstack-nova-0:2014.2.3-31.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1898 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | openstack-nova-0:2015.1.1-3.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1898 |
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.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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 | 3.38% (0.03381) | 88.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.35% (0.03353) | 87.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.08% (0.01077) | 76.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 79.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 78.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 75.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 55.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1898.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76553 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1898
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3280 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257942 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mfmj-gwg3-vhw7 Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1392527 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3280
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-017.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228023247/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76553
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3280
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1898.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76553 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1898 | ||
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3280 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257942 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mfmj-gwg3-vhw7 | Advisory | |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/1392527 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3280 | ||
| https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-017.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20200228023247/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76553 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3280 |
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