CVE-2016-2140
medium
CVSS v3
5.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.3
Description
The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.4 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.3 (liberty), when using raw storage and use_cow_images is set to false, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qcow2 header in an ephemeral or root disk.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
63%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2:13.0.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2:13.0.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2:13.0.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2:13.0.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2:13.0.0-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nova | >=12.0.0,<12.0.3 | 12.0.3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openstack | nova | {"startIncluding":"12.0.0","endExcluding":"12.0.3"} | 12.0.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2140
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/0b194187db9da28225cb5e62be3b45aff5a1c793
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/116b1210ab772c55d1ed1f715687d83877c92701
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/f302bf04ab5dda89cf8ceaeed309006da90c0666
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0363
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0364
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0365
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0366
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2140
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1548450
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1313454
- https://github.com/openstack/nova
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-007.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/563
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/08/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84277
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2140.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2140
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.