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TI-2020-08630 Aliases CVE-2020-10731GHSA-9m56-29jp-mr7j

Improper access control in nova_libvirt container provided by the Red Hat OpenStack…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

A flaw was found in the nova_libvirt container provided by the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16, where it does not have SELinux enabled. This flaw causes sVirt, an important isolation mechanism, to be disabled for all running virtual machines.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00889 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—nova_libvirt container provided by the Red Hat OpenStack Platform16—No fix listedCNA
  • nova_libvirt container provided by the Red Hat OpenStack Platform Vendor— Affected 16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.1VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack_platform:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:3410 Released 2020-08-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    python-paunch and openstack-tripleo-heat-templates security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15.0 openstack-tripleo-heat-templates-10.6.3-0.20200113185561.cf467ea.el8ost, paunch-services-4.5.3-0.20200108190460.3c38fe6.el8ost, python-paunch-4.5.3-0.20200108190460.3c38fe6.el8ost +1
  • RHSA-2020:3406 Released 2020-08-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    python-paunch and openstack-tripleo-heat-templates security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.0 openstack-tripleo-heat-templates-11.3.2-0.20200405044628.ec9970c.el8ost, paunch-services-5.3.2-0.20200320172310.ebc49c4.el8ost, python-paunch-5.3.2-0.20200320172310.ebc49c4.el8ost +1
  • RHSA-2020:3199 Released 2020-07-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    openstack-tripleo-heat-templates security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 openstack-tripleo-heat-templates-11.3.2-0.20200616081532.396affd.el8ost

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15.0Fixed RHSA-2020:3410
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.0Fixed RHSA-2020:3406
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1Fixed RHSA-2020:3199
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10731
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9m56-29jp-mr7j

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2023-01529 Information leak in api CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2022-03027 Uncontrolled resource consumption in openstack-neutron CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • 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
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Sources

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