OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folsom | Openstack | - (including) | - (including) |
| Grizzly | Openstack | - (including) | - (including) |
| Havana | Openstack | - (including) | - (including) |
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | RedHat | openstack-nova-0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | * |
| Nova | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Nova | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
| Nova | Ubuntu | raring | * |
| Nova | Ubuntu | saucy | * |
| Nova | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0112.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/31/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1206081
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0112.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/31/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1206081