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CVE-2012-5625

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom before 2012.2.2 and Grizzly, when using libvirt and LVM backed instances, does not prope

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom before 2012.2.2 and Grizzly, when using libvirt and LVM backed instances, does not properly clear physical volume (PV) content when reallocating for instances, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the memory of the previous logical volume (LV).

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01057
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

2
openstack folsomall versions
openstack grizzlyall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI nova MODERATE fixed in 12.0.0a0
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD26 Dec 2012 · 10:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2013:0208Important
usnUSN-1663-1
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References & Sources

10
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://osvdb.org/88419
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0208.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/11/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56904
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1663-1Patch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1070539
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