Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7498
CVE-2016-7498
Description
OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0 does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting instances while in the resize state. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-3280 regression.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute_\(nova\):13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
4- security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-011.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93068nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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