Description
The i_create_images_and_backing (aka create_images_and_backing) method in libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly, Havana, and Icehouse, when using KVM live block migration, does not properly create all expected files, which allows attackers to obtain snapshot root disk contents of other users via ephemeral storage.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.1/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127732.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127735.html
- http://osvdb.org/102416
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0231.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56450Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/23/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65106
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1251590
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90652
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68658/Patch
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68659/
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68660/Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127732.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127735.html
- http://osvdb.org/102416
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0231.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56450Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/23/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65106
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1251590
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90652
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68658/Patch
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68659/
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68660/Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 6, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified