The boot-from-volume feature in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, when using…
Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The boot-from-volume feature in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, when using nova-volumes, allows remote authenticated users to boot from other users' volumes via a volume id in the block_device_mapping parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02505 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2013:0208 Released 2013-01-30 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-nova security and bug fix update
- OpenStack Folsom openstack-nova-2012.2.2-8.el6ost, openstack-nova-api-2012.2.2-8.el6ost, openstack-nova-cert-2012.2.2-8.el6ost +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Folsom | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0208 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0208
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rr64-vh7q-pgrf
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/317cc0af385536dee43ef2addad50a91357fc1ad
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1069904
- [oss-security] 20130129 [OSSA 2013-001] Boot from volume allows access to random volumes (CVE-2013-0208)
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/243d516cea9d3caa5a8267b12d2f577dcb24193b
- 89661
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902629
Sources
- CVE-2013-0208 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-0208 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rr64-vh7q-pgrf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-0208 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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