OpenStack Cinder before 2014.1.5 (icehouse), 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 (juno), and…
Priority LOW 35CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
OpenStack Cinder before 2014.1.5 (icehouse), 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 (juno), and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.1 (kilo) allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qcow2 signature in an image to the upload-to-image command.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02621 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cinder (PyPI): 7.0.0a0Red 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 |
| — | cinder (PyPI) | before 7.0.0a0 | 7.0.0a0 | Patch available | GHSA-9hcj-h2qc-689p |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- cinder (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 7.0.0a0 Fixed in 7.0.0a0 Patch available GHSA-9hcj-h2qc-689p
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:icehouse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2014.1.4 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:juno:2014.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:juno:2014.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:juno:2014.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:kilo:2015.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2015.1.0 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:icehouse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2014.1.4 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:juno:2014.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:juno:2014.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:juno:2014.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:kilo:2015.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.1.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9hcj-h2qc-689p cinder (PyPI) Fixed in 7.0.0a0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2015:1206 Released 2015-07-02 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-cinder security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 openstack-cinder-2014.1.4-1.1.el6ost, openstack-cinder-doc-2014.1.4-1.1.el6ost, python-cinder-2014.1.4-1.1.el6ost
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 openstack-cinder-2014.1.4-1.1.el7ost, openstack-cinder-doc-2014.1.4-1.1.el7ost, python-cinder-2014.1.4-1.1.el7ost
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 openstack-cinder-2014.2.3-3.1.el7ost, openstack-cinder-doc-2014.2.3-3.1.el7ost, python-cinder-2014.2.3-3.1.el7ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. 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-2015:1206 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1206 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1206 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1851
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hcj-h2qc-689p
References
Advisory 5
Other 9
- [oss-security] 20150613 CVE-2015-1850: OpenStack Cinder/Nova: Format-guessing and file disclosure in image convert
- [oss-security] 20150617 Re: [OSSA 2015-011] Cinder host file disclosure through qcow2 backing file (CVE-2015-1850)
- [oss-security] 20150617 Re: [OSSA 2015-011] Cinder host file disclosure through qcow2 backing file (CVE-2015-1850)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder/+bug/1415087
- https://github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/9634b76ba5886d6c2f2128d550cb005dabf48213
- https://github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/b1143ee45323e63b965a3710f9063e65b252c978
- https://github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/bc0549e08b010edb863d409d80114aa78d317a61
- https://github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/d31c937c566005dedf41a60c6b5bd5e7b26f221b
- https://github.com/openstack/cinder
Sources
- CVE-2015-1851 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1851 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9hcj-h2qc-689p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-1851 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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