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CVE-2017-5936
OpenStack Nova-LXD before 13.1.1 uses the wrong name for the veth pairs when applying Neutron security group rules for instances, which…
High7.5EPSS 2.9%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPInova-lxdGHSA-6xc7-4cx8-j3xc (opens in a new tab)
References (5)
- 96182 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova-lxd/+bug/1656847 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3195-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://github.com/openstack/nova-lxd/commit/1b76cefb92081efa1e88cd8f330253f857028bd2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170208 Re: CVE Request: Nova-LXD incorrectly applied Neutron security group rules (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6xc7-4cx8-j3xc (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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