SB2018091705 - Red Hat update for openstack-nova
Published: September 17, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018091705
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18191)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient handling of encrypted volumes. A local attacker can swap encrypted volumes, corrupt the LUKS headers and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.