TI-2011-02777 Aliases CVE-2011-3147 GHSA-hqfx-4x4w-vmwp

qcow format could expose host filesystem information

LOW 39CWE-200Published 2019-04-22 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Versions of nova before 2012.1 could expose hypervisor host files to a guest operating system when processing a maliciously constructed qcow filesystem.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0074 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed nova (PyPI): 12.0.0a0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	nova (PyPI)	before 12.0.0a0	12.0.0a0	Patch available	GHSA-hqfx-4x4w-vmwp

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
nova (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 12.0.0a0 Fixed in 12.0.0a0 Patch available GHSA-hqfx-4x4w-vmwp

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova::::::::	2010.1 to before 2012.1	Vulnerable	OpenStack

cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010.1 to before 2012.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-hqfx-4x4w-vmwp nova (PyPI) Fixed in 12.0.0a0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3147
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqfx-4x4w-vmwp

References

Patch 1

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~hudson-openstack/nova/trunk/revision/1604

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3147

Other 2

TI-2026-34154 In OpenStack Nova before 33.0.2, the server create API does not strip certain hint data. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
TI-2022-23762 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Cinder before 19.1.2, 20.x before 20.0.2, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
TI-2021-02596 Open redirect in openstack-nova CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2017-04900 An issue was discovered in exception_wrapper.py in OpenStack Nova 13.x through 13.1.3… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-12516 An issue was discovered in the default FilterScheduler in OpenStack Nova 16.0.3. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
TI-2020-13145 An issue was discovered in Guest.migrate in virt/libvirt/guest.py in OpenStack Nova… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3

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Sources

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