{"id":"CVE-2012-5625","title":"Openstack nova: information leak in libvirt lvm-backed instances","summary":"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 in…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-212"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"openstack-nova","affected":["openstack-nova (all versions)","openstack-nova","openstack-nova","openstack-nova"],"published":"2012-12-26","updated":"2026-10-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-30T18:03:44.974Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5625","references":[{"url":"http://osvdb.org/88419"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0208.html"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/11/5"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56904"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1663-1"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0208","label":"RHSA-2013:0208"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5625"},{"url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1070539"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884293"},{"url":"https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9d2ea970422591f8cdc394001be9a2deca499a5f"},{"url":"https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/a99a802e008eed18e39fc1d98170edc495cbd354"},{"url":"https://launchpad.net/nova/folsom/2012.2.2"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.01339,"epssPercentile":0.71459,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T16:24:31.292Z","slug":"CVE-2012-5625","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenStack 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).\n\n## Affected\n\n- `openstack-nova (all versions)`\n- `openstack-nova`\n- `openstack-nova`\n- `openstack-nova`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}