CVE - CVE-2016-2140

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-2140	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.4 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.3 (liberty), when using raw storage and use_cow_images is set to false, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qcow2 header in an ephemeral or root disk.
References
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MISC:84277 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84277 MISC:[oss-security] 20160308 Re: [OSSA 2016-007] Nova host data leak through resize/migration (CVE-2016-2140) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/08/6 MISC:https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1548450 URL:https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1548450 MISC:https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-007.html URL:https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-007.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160129	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160129)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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