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CVE-2013-2096: OpenStack Compute (Nova) does not verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image

May 17, 2022 (updated October 31, 2025)

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) by creating an image with a large virtual size that does not contain a large amount of data.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-m674-hmx2-ffhq
  • github.com/openstack/nova
  • github.com/openstack/nova/commit/0caeb8eaf20abcdc77828f5c6b79fc104619e231
  • github.com/openstack/nova/commit/44a8aba1d5da87d54db48079103fdef946666d80
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2096
  • review.openstack.org/
  • review.openstack.org/
  • review.openstack.org/
  • web.archive.org/web/20130726040108/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59924

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 12.0.0a0

Fixed versions

  • 12.0.0a0

Solution

Upgrade to version 12.0.0a0 or above.

Impact 6.2 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

pypi/nova/CVE-2013-2096.yml

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