CVE-2012-5625
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom before 2012.2.2 and Grizzly, when using libvirt and LVM backed instances, does not properly clear physical volume (PV) content when reallocating for instances, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the memory of the previous logical volume (LV).
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2012-12-26 22:55:03.783000
Last modified
2026-10-30 19:17:26.493000
View original CVE JSON
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