CVE-2012-3447
Description
virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2012.1.1-6 |
| sid | Fixed | 2012.1.1-6 |
| forky | Fixed | 2012.1.1-6 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2012.1.1-6 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2012.1.1-6 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/07/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77539
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3447
- https://github.com/openstack/nova
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-21.yaml
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120824003029/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3447
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.