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TI-2016-00662 Aliases CVE-2016-0738GHSA-fxwr-2vxm-cg7p

OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.1 (Kilo), 2.4.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.1 (Kilo), 2.4.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 (Liberty) do not properly close server connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (proxy-server resource consumption) via a series of interrupted requests to a Large Object URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03959 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial swift (PyPI): 2.3.1, 2.5.1Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—swift (PyPI)before 2.3.12.3.1Patch availableGHSA-fxwr-2vxm-cg7p
—swift (PyPI)2.4.0 to before 2.5.12.5.1Patch availableGHSA-fxwr-2vxm-cg7p
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • swift (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.1 Fixed in 2.3.1 Patch available GHSA-fxwr-2vxm-cg7p
  • swift (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.4.0 to before 2.5.1 Fixed in 2.5.1 Patch available GHSA-fxwr-2vxm-cg7p

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.3.0VulnerableOpenStack
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableOpenStack
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0VulnerableOpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-fxwr-2vxm-cg7p swift (PyPI) Fixed in 2.3.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-fxwr-2vxm-cg7p swift (PyPI) Fixed in 2.5.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2016:0328 Released 2016-03-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-swift security update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7 openstack-swift-1.13.1-8.el7ost, openstack-swift-account-1.13.1-8.el7ost, openstack-swift-container-1.13.1-8.el7ost +3
  • RHSA-2016:0329 Released 2016-03-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-swift security update
    • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-6 openstack-swift-1.13.1-8.el6ost, openstack-swift-account-1.13.1-8.el6ost, openstack-swift-container-1.13.1-8.el6ost +3
  • RHSA-2016:0155 Released 2016-02-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-swift security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 openstack-swift-2.3.0-3.el7ost, openstack-swift-account-2.3.0-3.el7ost, openstack-swift-container-2.3.0-3.el7ost +3
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2016:0126 Released 2016-02-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-swift security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 openstack-swift-1.13.1-8.el6ost, openstack-swift-account-1.13.1-8.el6ost, openstack-swift-container-1.13.1-8.el6ost +3
  • RHSA-2016:0127 Released 2016-02-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-swift security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 openstack-swift-1.13.1-8.el7ost, openstack-swift-account-1.13.1-8.el7ost, openstack-swift-container-1.13.1-8.el7ost +3
  • RHSA-2016:0128 Released 2016-02-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-swift security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 openstack-swift-2.2.0-6.el7ost, openstack-swift-account-2.2.0-6.el7ost, openstack-swift-container-2.2.0-6.el7ost +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6Fixed RHSA-2016:0126
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2016:0127
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2016:0128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2016:0155
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-6Fixed RHSA-2016:0329
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server 3.1 on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2016:0328
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-0738
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxwr-2vxm-cg7p
  3. 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  6. 2026-11-07 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 15

  • TI-2017-12224 An issue was discovered in middleware.py in OpenStack Swauth through 1.2.0 when used with… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-03749 OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-00661 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.4.0 does not properly close client connections… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-01667 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.0, when allow_version is configured, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2026-36265 Infinite loop in OpenStack Swift CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2022-23761 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Swift before 2.28.1, 2.29.x before 2.29.2, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
See all 14 →

Sources

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