The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 through 2013.2.2 does not properly put VMs into RESCUE status, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by requesting the VM be put into rescue and then deleting the image.
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade nova | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade cloud/openstack/nova to version 0.2013.2.3-0.175.2.4.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.2 | May 29, 2017 | Mar 25, 2014 |
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