CVE-2014-3559

Description

The oVirt storage backend in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 does not wipe memory snapshots when deleting a VM, even when wipe-after-delete (WAD) is configured for the VM's disk, which allows remote authenticated users with certain credentials to read portions of the deleted VM's memory and obtain sensitive information via an uninitialized storage volume.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030664 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95098 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1002.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1121925

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3559?
CVE-2014-3559 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-3559?
To fix CVE-2014-3559, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-3559 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-3559 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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