libvirt: Ceph id/key leaked in the process list
Published Aug 20, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
libvirt before 2.2 includes Ceph credentials on the qemu command line when using RADOS Block Device (aka RBD), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a process listing.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 3.0
- 5
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.0
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.6
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.3
- 7.6
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2577
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libvirt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 2
libvirt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2577 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2577 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt-0:2.0.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2577 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates of Enterprise Linux 6. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/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 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 33.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.91th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2577.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/21/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5160 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossn/+bug/1686743 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245647 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5160
- https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OSSN/OSSN-0079 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5160
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2577.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/21/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5160 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossn/+bug/1686743 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245647 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5160 | ||
| https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OSSN/OSSN-0079 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5160 |
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