Read the docs
TI-2015-04365 Aliases CVE-2015-5201GHSA-2896-6gvq-8vjr

Missing authentication in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor

Priority LOW 36CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

VDSM and libvirt in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H) 7-7.x before 7-7.2-20151119.0 and 6-6.x before 6-6.7-20151117.0 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization before 3.5.6 when VSDM is run with -spice disable-ticketing and a VM is suspended and then restored, allows remote attackers to log in without authentication via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01462 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red HatEnterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H)7-7.x before 7-7.2-20151119.0 and 6-6.x before 6-6.7-20151117.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H) VendorRed Hat Affected 7-7.x before 7-7.2-20151119.0 and 6-6.x before 6-6.7-20151117.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.5.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6-6.0 to before 6-6.7-20151117.0; 7-7.0 to before 7-7.2-20151119.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.5.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6-6.0 to before 6-6.7-20151117.0; 7-7.0 to before 7-7.2-20151119.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Storage 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3Affected—
RHEL 7-based RHEV-HFixed—
RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6Fixed—

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5201
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2896-6gvq-8vjr

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2018-01029 Command injection in Red Hat dhcp CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-03047 The Floppy Disk Controller (FDC) in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.5.x and earlier and KVM… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2008-03372 Buffer overflow in the jas_stream_printf function in libjasper/base/jas_stream.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-01398 Stack-based buffer overflow in libpixman, as used in Pale Moon before 15.4 and possibly… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01035 Sensitive information in log files in [UNKNOWN] ovirt-ansible-roles CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00994 Information disclosure in ovirt-engine CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.7
See all 35 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences