Openstack nova: information leak in libvirt lvm-backed instances

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5625
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-26 22:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-10-30 19:17:26 UTC
DescriptionOpenStack 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).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.013500000 probability, percentile 0.715110000 (date 2026-10-31)

Problem Types: CWE-212 | CWE-200 | CWE-212 Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openstack Folsom 2012.2 All All All
Application Openstack Grizzly - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat OpenStack Folsom For RHEL 6 unaffected 0:2012.2.2-8.el6ost * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Don't leak info from libvirt LVM backed instances · openstack/nova@9d2ea97 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
884293 – (CVE-2012-5625) CVE-2012-5625 OpenStack Nova: Information leak in libvirt LVM-backed instances af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Don't leak info from libvirt LVM backed instances · openstack/nova@a99a802 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
USN-1663-1: Nova vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Patch
OpenStack Nova CVE-2012-5625 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
2012.2.2 : Series folsom : OpenStack Compute (nova) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 launchpad.net
oss-security - [OSSA 2012-020] Information leak in libvirt LVM-backed instances (CVE-2012-5625) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5625 [email protected] access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0208 [email protected] access.redhat.com
osvdb.org/88419 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Bug #1070539 “[OSSA 2012-020] create_lvm_image allocates dirty b...” : Bugs : OpenStack Compute (nova) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
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Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-04-02T15:03:07.830ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2012-12-26T22:00:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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