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Openstack nova qcow format could expose host filesystem information

Low severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 22, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 9, 2024

Package

pip nova (pip)

Affected versions

< 12.0.0a0

Patched versions

12.0.0a0

Description

Versions of nova before 2012.1 could expose hypervisor host files to a guest operating system when processing a maliciously constructed qcow filesystem.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 22, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 22, 2022
Reviewed May 9, 2024
Last updated May 9, 2024

Severity

Low
2.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2011-3147

GHSA ID

GHSA-hqfx-4x4w-vmwp

Source code

No known source code
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