The default configuration in a sudoers file in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The default configuration in a sudoers file in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package before 2014.1.2-4, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Open Stack Platform 5.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted configuration file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2013-6433 regression.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2014:1339 Released 2014-09-30 · Red Hat rating Lowopenstack-neutron security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 openstack-neutron-2014.1.2-4.el6ost, openstack-neutron-bigswitch-2014.1.2-4.el6ost, openstack-neutron-brocade-2014.1.2-4.el6ost +18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1339 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3632
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hr9q-fc36-qcfj
References
Advisory 1
More OpenStack Neutron vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03027 Uncontrolled resource consumption in openstack-neutron CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2015-07327 The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2014-00181 The openvswitch-agent process in OpenStack Neutron 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2021-16185 OpenStack Neutron before 16.4.1, 17.x before 17.1.3, and 18.0.0 allows hardware address… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2016-04653 The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2016-04654 The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2014-3632 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3632 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hr9q-fc36-qcfj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3632 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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