CVE-2015-3280

Description

OpenStack Compute (nova) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting instances while in the resize state.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.08% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory openstack.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1898.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1392527 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76553 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-017.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3280?
CVE-2015-3280 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3280?
To fix CVE-2015-3280, 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-2015-3280 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3280 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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