CVE-2016-2140

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2140
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-12 14:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary3.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openstack Nova All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: [OSSA 2016-007] Nova host data leak through resize/migration (CVE-2016-2140) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
OSSA-2016-007: Nova host data leak through resize/migration — OpenStack Security Advisories 2014.2.0.dev101 documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.openstack.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
OpenStack Compute (Nova) CVE-2016-2140 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug #1548450 “[OSSA 2016-007] Host data leak during resize/migra...” : Bugs : OpenStack Compute (nova) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Third Party Advisory
oss-sec: [OSSA 2016-007] Nova host data leak through resize/migration (CVE-2016-2140) MITRE seclists.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
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CVE-2016-2140 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
1313454 – (CVE-2016-2140) CVE-2016-2140 openstack-nova: Host data leak through resize/migration MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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