CVE-2012-5625
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom before 2012.2.2 and Grizzly, when using libvirt and LVM backed instances, does not properly clear physical volume (PV) content when reallocating for instances, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the memory of the previous logical volume (LV).
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Folsom (openstack-nova) | RHSA-2013:0208 | 2013-01-30 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| RHOS Essex Release | openstack-nova | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the OpenStack project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Eric Windisch as the original reporter of CVE-2012-5625.External References
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