Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2013-6437
CVE-2013-6437
Description
The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.2.2 and icehouse before icehouse-2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by creating and deleting instances with unique os_type settings, which triggers the creation of a new ephemeral disk backing file.
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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
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-December/000179.htmlnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0231.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1253980nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hrv9-4x4c-9jc8ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6437ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/3e451f1bac57d24e47171cffb3ad59bb1610d836ghsaWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/6e455cd97f04bf26bbe022be17c57e089cf502f4ghsaWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ca38774ebcf5b67d16c202c8f218c0c433973ca9ghsaWEB
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