openstack-nova: May fail to delete images in resize state regression
Published Sep 27, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.34%
Description
OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-3280 regression.
Affected products
No data.
- 13.0.0
No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
openstack-nova
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
openstack-nova
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | openstack-nova | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | openstack-nova | Not affected | 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:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 | 2.34% (0.02336) | 82.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02336) | 81.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.25% (0.02248) | 83.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.22% (0.04221) | 80.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.68% (0.01676) | 80.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 69.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 67.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00284) | 63.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | 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 (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93068 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7498 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378661 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7498
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-011.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7498
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93068 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7498 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378661 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7498 | ||
| https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-011.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7498 |
Change history (0)
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