CVE-2016-7498 json
OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0 does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a d…
published 2016-09-27 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-8351
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0 does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting instances while in the resize state. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-3280 regression.
Patch / fix
- nova Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:13.1.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7498
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-7498 updated cvss 4.3
openstack-nova: May fail to delete images in resize state regression
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) python-nova, openstack-nova, python-nova-tests, openstack-nova-api, openstack-nova-cert, openstack-nova-cells, +10 more Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) python-nova, openstack-nova, python-nova-tests, openstack-nova-api, openstack-nova-cert, openstack-nova-cells, +11 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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security.openstack.org
/ossa/OSSA-2016-011.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/93068
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/1
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/8
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-7498
- NVD CVE-2016-7498
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