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CVE-2012-5625
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 · Modified
Published: 2012-12-26 · Updated: 2026-10-30 · Source: NVD
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Vulnerability overview
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom before 2012.2.2 and Grizzly, when using libvirt and LVM backed instances, does not properly clear physical volume (PV) content when reallocating for instances, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the memory of the previous logical volume (LV).
Patch review priority
Assess exposure and vendor guidance
- No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.
- Fresh EPSS data is unavailable; missing values are not zero.
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Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 6.5 · MEDIUM
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200, CWE-212
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Known exploitation and remediation
Not listed in the CISA catalog retrieved for this record. This does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
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Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:grizzly:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://osvdb.org/88419
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0208.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/11/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56904
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1663-1
Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0208
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5625
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1070539
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884293
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9d2ea970422591f8cdc394001be9a2deca499a5f
Patch
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/a99a802e008eed18e39fc1d98170edc495cbd354
Patch
- https://launchpad.net/nova/folsom/2012.2.2
- http://osvdb.org/88419
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0208.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/11/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56904
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1663-1
Patch
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1070539
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884293
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9d2ea970422591f8cdc394001be9a2deca499a5f
Patch
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/a99a802e008eed18e39fc1d98170edc495cbd354
Patch
- https://launchpad.net/nova/folsom/2012.2.2