CVE-2016-7498

Description

OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-3280 regression.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.25% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory openstack.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93068 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-011.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/8 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7498?
CVE-2016-7498 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7498?
To fix CVE-2016-7498, 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-2016-7498 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7498 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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