The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 through 2013.2.2 does not properly put VMs into RESCUE status, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by requesting the VM be put into rescue and then deleting the image.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute | Openstack | 2013.2 (including) | 2013.2 (including) |
| Compute | Openstack | 2013.2.1 (including) | 2013.2.1 (including) |
| Compute | Openstack | 2013.2.2 (including) | 2013.2.2 (including) |
| Nova | Ubuntu | saucy | * |
| Nova | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57498
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/2
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1269418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57498
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/2
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1269418