Information disclosure in openstack-cinder
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · 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-200.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in openstack-cinder releases up to and including Queens, allowing newly created volumes in certain storage volume configurations to contain previous data. It specifically affects ScaleIO volumes using thin volumes and zero padding. This could lead to leakage of sensitive information between tenants.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Foundation | openstack-cinder | up to and including Queens | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- openstack-cinder VendorOpenStack Foundation Affected up to and including Queens Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2019:0917 Released 2019-04-30 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-cinder security and bug fix update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 openstack-cinder-1:9.1.4-50.el7ost, python-cinder-1:9.1.4-50.el7ost, python-cinder-tests-1:9.1.4-50.el7ost
- RHSA-2018:3601 Released 2018-11-13 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-cinder security and bug fix update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 openstack-cinder-1:12.0.4-2.el7ost, python-cinder-1:12.0.4-2.el7ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0917 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3601 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15139
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j9j4-4235-xf59
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-15139 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15139 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j9j4-4235-xf59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-15139 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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