2.1
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-2096

First published: Tue Jul 09 2013(Updated: )

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) by creating an image with a large virtual size that does not contain a large amount of data.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
OpenStack Folsom
OpenStack Grizzly
OpenStack Havana

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-2096?

    CVE-2013-2096 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can impact host file system stability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-2096?

    To mitigate CVE-2013-2096, update to a later version of OpenStack that includes the fix for this vulnerability.

  • Which versions of OpenStack are affected by CVE-2013-2096?

    CVE-2013-2096 affects OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2013-2096 facilitate?

    CVE-2013-2096 allows local users to create a denial of service condition by filling the host file system with unverified virtual size QCOW2 images.

  • Can CVE-2013-2096 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2013-2096 requires local user access to exploit the denial of service vulnerability.

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