When libvirtd is configured by OSP director (tripleo-heat-templates) to use the TLS…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
When libvirtd is configured by OSP director (tripleo-heat-templates) to use the TLS transport it defaults to the same certificate authority as all non-libvirtd services. As no additional authentication is configured this allows these services to connect to libvirtd (which is equivalent to root access). If a vulnerability exists in another service it could, combined with this flaw, be exploited to escalate privileges to gain control over compute nodes.
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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Director
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Director
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Director
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15114
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5h4f-9xqg-f36m
References
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- TI-2021-02596 Open redirect in openstack-nova CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-01565 A flaw was found in openvswitch (OVS). CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2017-15114 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15114 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5h4f-9xqg-f36m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-15114 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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