CVE-2015-8749 json
OpenStack Nova Potential Xen connection password leak via StorageError
published 2016-01-15 10 y ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo ago also GHSA-c36r-g737-9qp8 , PYSEC-2026-870 , EUVD-2022-3483
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.
Patch / fix
- pypi nova 12.0.1
- openstack nova 12.0.1, 2015.1.3
- nova Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:13.0.0~rc3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8749
- nova Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8749
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2015-8749 updated cvss 4.3
openstack-nova: Xen connection password leak in logs via StorageError
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) openstack-nova Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) openstack-nova Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) python-nova, openstack-nova, openstack-nova-api, openstack-nova-cert, openstack-nova-cells, openstack-nova-common, +9 more Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) python-nova, openstack-nova, openstack-nova-api, openstack-nova-cert, openstack-nova-cells, openstack-nova-common, +9 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | nova | >=12.0.0, <12.0.1 |
12.0.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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security.openstack.org
/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html
web, patch, vendor-advisory
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github.com
/openstack/nova/commit/8b289237ed6d53738c22878decf0c429301cf3d0
web
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github.com
/openstack/nova/commit/b2acc9fa864b6fe10bc0c5f3786b976b472b1b27
web
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github.com
/openstack/nova/commit/cf197ec2d682fb4da777df2291ca7ef101f73b77
web
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github.com
/openstack/nova/commit/ef1ccdaca9512b88878155f7d8c2c77853d91252
web
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/80189
vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
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bugs.launchpad.net
/nova/+bug/1516765
web, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8749
advisory
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github.com
/openstack/nova
package
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pypi.org
/project/nova
package
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-c36r-g737-9qp8
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-8749
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-c36r-g737-9qp8
- NVD CVE-2015-8749
- OSV PYSEC-2026-870
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