CVE-2012-3371
Description
The Nova scheduler in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2) and Essex (2012.1), when DifferentHostFilter or SameHostFilter is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (excessive database lookup calls and server hang) via a request with many repeated IDs in the os:scheduler_hints section.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2012.1.1-5 |
| sid | Fixed | 2012.1.1-5 |
| forky | Fixed | 2012.1.1-5 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2012.1.1-5 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2012.1.1-5 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nova | <12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54388
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1501-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1017795
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/034762e8060dcf0a11cb039b9d426b0d0bb1801d
- https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg14452.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3371
- https://github.com/openstack/nova
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-40.yaml
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3371
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.