Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-2101
CVE-2012-2101
Description
Openstack Compute (Nova) Folsom, 2012.1, and 2011.3 does not limit the number of security group rules, which allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to cause a denial of service (CPU and hard drive consumption) via a network request that triggers a large number of iptables rules.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
novaPyPI | < 12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 |
Affected products
4Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- secunia.com/advisories/49034nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/49048nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hq3f-9gf7-73r8ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2101ghsaADVISORY
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079434.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079551.htmlnvdWEB
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1438-1nvdWEB
- bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/969545nvdWEB
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75243nvdWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/1f644d210557b1254f7c7b39424b09a45329ade7nvdWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/8c8735a73afb16d5856f0aa6088e9ae406c52bebnvdWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/a67db4586f70ed881d65e80035b2a25be195ce64nvdWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-36.yamlghsaWEB
- lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg10268.htmlnvdWEB
- www.osvdb.org/81641nvd
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