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Security Bulletin: Nova live snapshots use an insecure local directory (CVE-2013-7048)

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Summary

The directories that are used to temporarily store live snapshots on Nova compute nodes are writable to all local users. A local attacker with shell access on the compute nodes might, therefore, read and modify the contents of live snapshots before those files are uploaded to the image service.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2013-7048

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89873 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator 2.3

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator V2.3.0 Fix Pack 1 as soon as practical.

Workarounds and Mitigations

This functionality is not directly exposed to IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator end users. Ensure that end users do not have direct access to the nova commands.

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Change History

March 31st 2014 Original Copy Published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

More support for:
IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator

Software version:
2.3

Operating system(s):
Linux

Document number:
243357

Modified date:
17 June 2018

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