CVE-2012-5625
Description
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).
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5625
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/a99a802e008eed18e39fc1d98170edc495cbd354
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9d2ea970422591f8cdc394001be9a2deca499a5f
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1663-1
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/88419
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0208.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/11/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56904
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1663-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1070539
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884293
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9d2ea970422591f8cdc394001be9a2deca499a5f
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/a99a802e008eed18e39fc1d98170edc495cbd354
- https://launchpad.net/nova/folsom/2012.2.2
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5625
- https://github.com/openstack/nova
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-41.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-42.yaml
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5625
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwhr-h69g-8qmq
CWEs
CWE-200
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.