CVE-2015-8749
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.
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affected products (4)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-c36r-g737-9qp8 OpenStack Nova Potential Xen connection password leak via StorageError2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.
- PYSEC-2026-870 OpenStack Nova Potential Xen connection password leak via StorageError2026-07-06vendor · osvUS
The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.
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references (15)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765cnnvd
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189enisa_euvd
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