USN-3449-1
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3449-1
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3449-1.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3449-1
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-10-11T11:46:58.095064Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-13T04:34:30Z
- Summary
- nova vulnerabilities
- Details
-
George Shuklin discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled the migration process. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-3241)
George Shuklin and Tushar Patil discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled deleting instances. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to consume disk resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-3280)
It was discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly limited qemu-img calls. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5162)
Matthew Booth discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled snapshots. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2015-7548)
Sreekumar S. and Suntao discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly applied security group changes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended restriction changes by leveraging an instance that was running when the change was made. (CVE-2015-7713)
Matt Riedemann discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled logging. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information from log files. (CVE-2015-8749)
Matthew Booth discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled certain qcow2 headers. A remote authenticated user could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2016-2140)
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3449-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3241
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3280
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5162
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7548
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7713
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8749
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2140
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / nova
Package
- Name
- nova
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/nova@1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7
Affected versions
1:2013.*
1:2014.*
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-ajax-console-proxy"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-api"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-api-ec2"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-api-metadata"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-api-os-compute"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-api-os-volume"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-baremetal"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-cells"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-cert"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-common"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-compute"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-compute-kvm"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-compute-libvirt"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-compute-lxc"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-compute-qemu"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-compute-vmware"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-compute-xen"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-conductor"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-console"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-consoleauth"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-network"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-novncproxy"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-objectstore"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-scheduler"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-spiceproxy"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-volume"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "nova-xvpvncproxy"
},
{
"binary_version": "1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7",
"binary_name": "python-nova"
}
]
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-3241"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-3280"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-5162"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-7548"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-7713"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8749"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-2140"
}
]
}