CVE-2016-7498
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.2%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-7498
To remediate CVE-2016-7498, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/nova—upgrade to 2:13.1.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-7498 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2:13.1.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |