CVE-2014-8750: Race Condition

Published Oct 15, 2014
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Updated

Race condition in the VMware driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.1.4 and 2014.2 before 2014.2rc1 allows remote authenticated users to access unintended consoles by spawning an instance that triggers the same VNC port to be allocated to two different instances.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Openstack Nova>=2014.1<2014.1.4
Openstack Nova=2014.2-milestone1
Openstack Nova=2014.2-milestone2
Openstack Nova=2014.2-milestone3

Event History

Oct 15, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8750?

CVE-2014-8750 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its impact on console access in OpenStack Nova.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-8750?

To fix CVE-2014-8750, you should upgrade OpenStack Nova to version 2014.1.4 or newer, or to a patched version of 2014.2.

3

Which versions of OpenStack Nova are affected by CVE-2014-8750?

CVE-2014-8750 affects OpenStack Nova versions prior to 2014.1.4 and specific releases of the 2014.2 milestone versions.

4

What is the nature of the vulnerability described in CVE-2014-8750?

CVE-2014-8750 is a race condition that allows remote authenticated users to access unintended console sessions.

5

Who is impacted by CVE-2014-8750?

Remote authenticated users of OpenStack Compute (Nova) who spawn instances could be impacted by CVE-2014-8750.

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