OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local…
Priority LOW 22CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial nova (PyPI): 15.0.0.0b1Red Hat: 3 without a fix
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 15.0.0.0b1 | 15.0.0.0b1 | Patch available | GHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- nova (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 15.0.0.0b1 Fixed in 15.0.0.0b1 Patch available GHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2.4 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1.4 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2.4 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1.4 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.1.5 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2.4 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.1.5 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2.4 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj nova (PyPI) Fixed in 15.0.0.0b1 Advisory →
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 (Icehouse) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-2687
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj
References
Advisory 6
- [oss-security] 20150324 Re: CVE request for OpenStack Compute (nova)
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/338929/
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1419577
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205313
- [oss-security] 20150325 Re: CVE request for OpenStack Compute (nova)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2687
More OpenStack Compute vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-05849 The i_create_images_and_backing (aka create_images_and_backing) method in libvirt driver… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2014-00161 The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2013-02015 Improper certificate validation in OpenStack Keystone CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2013-03652 The security group extension in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.3, Havana before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-02292 The (1) EC2 and (2) OS APIs in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2013-03658 Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
Sources
- CVE-2015-2687 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-2687 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-2687 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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