CVE-2017-5936: OpenStack Nova-LXD bypass security restrictions
(updated )
OpenStack Nova-LXD before 13.1.1 uses the wrong name for the veth pairs when applying Neutron security group rules for instances, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended security restrictions.
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/nova-lxd/+bug/1656847
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6xc7-4cx8-j3xc
- github.com/openstack/nova-lxd
- github.com/openstack/nova-lxd/commit/1b76cefb92081efa1e88cd8f330253f857028bd2
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova-lxd/PYSEC-2017-21.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5936
- web.archive.org/web/20200227193915/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96182
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