Vulnerability Description
The boot-from-volume feature in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, when using nova-volumes, allows remote authenticated users to boot from other users' volumes via a volume id in the block_device_mapping parameter.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openstack | Essex | - |
| Openstack | Folsom | - |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 11.10 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://osvdb.org/89661
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0208.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51963Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51992Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57613
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1709-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1069904
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902629
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81697
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/243d516cea9d3caa5a8267b12d2f577dcb24193
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/317cc0af385536dee43ef2addad50a91357fc1a
- http://osvdb.org/89661
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0208.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51963Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2013-0208?
CVE-2013-0208 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). The boot-from-volume feature in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, when using nova-volumes, allows remote authenticated users to boot from other users' volumes via a volume id in the block_dev...
How severe is CVE-2013-0208?
CVE-2013-0208 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2013-0208?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Openstack Essex, Openstack Folsom, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.