CVE-2015-8749

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    CVE-2015-8749

    Published: 15 Jan 2016Last Modified: 7 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189, https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765, https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9, https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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