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CVE-2014-7230

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before...

2.1 LowFix available

CVE-2014-7230 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Openstack Cinder, published October 8, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. Fixed in cinder 2014.1.3-4.

What does this mean?
Severity
2.1 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.49%EPSS, 42nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
2014.1.3-4cinder +55 more

Description

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 allows local users to obtain passwords from commands that cause a ProcessExecutionError by reading the log.

Exploit likelihood

0.49%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cinder
Debian:12
before 2014.1.3-4
2014.1.3-4
cinder
Debian:13
before 2014.1.3-4
2014.1.3-4
cinder
Debian:14
before 2014.1.3-4
2014.1.3-4
nova
Debian:12
before 2014.1.3-5
2014.1.3-5
nova
Debian:13
before 2014.1.3-5
2014.1.3-5
nova
Debian:14
before 2014.1.3-5
2014.1.3-5
openstack-trove
Debian:12
before 2014.1.3-1
2014.1.3-1
openstack-trove
Debian:13
before 2014.1.3-1
2014.1.3-1
openstack-trove
Debian:14
before 2014.1.3-1
2014.1.3-1
openstack-nova
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openstack-nova-api
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-cells
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-cert
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-common
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-compute
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-conductor
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-console
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-doc
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-network
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-novncproxy
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-objectstore
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova-scheduler
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
python-nova
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
openstack-nova
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-api
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-cells
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-cert
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-common
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-compute
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-conductor
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-console
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-doc
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-network
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-novncproxy
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-objectstore
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-nova-scheduler
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
python-nova
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
openstack-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el6ost
openstack-cinder-doc
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el6ost
python-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el6ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el6ost
openstack-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
openstack-cinder-doc
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
python-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
openstack-trove
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
openstack-trove-api
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
openstack-trove-common
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
openstack-trove-conductor
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
openstack-trove-guestagent
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
openstack-trove-taskmanager
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
python-trove
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
0:2014.1.3-1.el7ost
cinder
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1, plus listed versions
1:2013.2~rc3-0ubuntu11:2013.2-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b1-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b1-0ubuntu21:2014.1~b2-0ubuntu1
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1:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu21:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu31:2014.1~rc1-0ubuntu11:2014.1~rc2-0ubuntu11:2014.1~rc3-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu1.11:2014.1.1-0ubuntu21:2014.1.2-0ubuntu1
1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1
nova
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1, plus listed versions
1:2013.2~rc2-0ubuntu11:2013.2-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b1-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b1-0ubuntu21:2014.1~b2-0ubuntu3
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1:2014.1~b2-0ubuntu41:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu21:2014.1~rc1-0ubuntu11:2014.1~rc2-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu1.21:2014.1.1-0ubuntu11:2014.1.1-0ubuntu21:2014.1.2-0ubuntu11:2014.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1
trove
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0-2
None known
trove
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0-22.1.0-3
None known
cinder
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
1:2013.2~rc3-0ubuntu11:2013.2-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b1-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b1-0ubuntu21:2014.1~b2-0ubuntu1
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1:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu21:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu31:2014.1~rc1-0ubuntu11:2014.1~rc2-0ubuntu11:2014.1~rc3-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu1.11:2014.1.1-0ubuntu21:2014.1.2-0ubuntu11:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1
1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1.1
nova
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
1:2013.2~rc2-0ubuntu11:2013.2-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b1-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b1-0ubuntu21:2014.1~b2-0ubuntu3
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1:2014.1~b2-0ubuntu41:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu21:2014.1~rc1-0ubuntu11:2014.1~rc2-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu1.21:2014.1.1-0ubuntu11:2014.1.1-0ubuntu21:2014.1.2-0ubuntu11:2014.1.2-0ubuntu1.11:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1
1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1.1

What each source reports

NVD Score used2.1

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 allows local users to obtain passwords from commands that cause a ProcessExecutionError by reading the log.

Record
CVE-2014-7230
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 allows local users to obtain passwords from commands that cause a ProcessExecutionError by reading the log.

Record
CVE-2014-7230
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-7102No score

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 allows local users to obtain passwords from commands that cause a ProcessExecutionError by reading the log.

Record
EUVD-2014-7102
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-58w7-wcrr-7289No score

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before...

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 allows local users to obtain passwords from commands that cause a ProcessExecutionError by reading the log.

Record
GHSA-58w7-wcrr-7289
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 allows local users to obtain passwords from commands that cause a ProcessExecutionError by reading the log.

Record
CVE-2014-7230
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-7230No score

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 allows local users to obtain passwords from commands that cause a ProcessExecutionError by reading the log.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7230
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0324-1No score

Security update for openstack-nova

This update for openstack-nova provides stability fixes from the upstream OpenStack project:

* Add @retry_on_deadlock to _instance_update()
* Fix nova-compute start issue after evacuate
* Fix nova evacuate issues for RBD
* Add _wrap_db_error() support to SessionTransaction.commit()
* Fixes DoS issue in instance list ip filter (bnc#903013,
  CVE-2014-3708)
* Make the block device mapping retries configurable
* Retry on closing of luks encrypted volume in case device is busy
* Nova api service doesn't handle SIGHUP properly
* Fix XML UnicodeEncode serialization error
* share neutron admin auth tokens
* Fix CellStateManagerFile init to failure
* postgresql: use postgres db instead of template1
* Fix instance cross AZ check when attaching volumes
* Fixes missing ec2 api address disassociate error on failure
* Ignore errors when deleting non-existing vifs
* VMware: validate that VM exists on backend prior to deletion
* VMWare: Fix VM leak when deletion of VM during resizing
* Sync process utils from oslo
* VMware: prevent race condition with VNC port allocation (bnc#901087,
  CVE-2014-8750)
* Fixes Hyper-V volume mapping issue on reboot
* Raise descriptive error for over volume quota
* libvirt: Handle unsupported host capabilities
* libvirt: Make fakelibvirt.libvirtError match
* Adds tests for Hyper-V VM Utils
* Removes unnecessary instructions in test_hypervapi
* Fixes a Hyper-V list_instances localization issue
* Adds list_instance_uuids to the Hyper-V driver
* Add _wrap_db_error() support to Session.commit()
* Sync process and str utils from oslo (bnc#899190 CVE-2014-7230
  CVE-2014-7231)
* Fixes Hyper-V agent force_hyperv_utils_v1 flag issue
* Fix live-migration failure in FC multipath case
* libvirt: Save device_path in connection_info when booting from volume
* Fixes Hyper-V boot from volume root device issue
* Catch missing Glance image attrs with None
* Adds get_instance_disk_info to compute drivers
* Include next link when default limit is reached
* VM in rescue state must have a restricted set of actions to avoid
  leaking rescued images (bnc#899199, CVE-2014-3608)
* libvirt: return the correct instance path while cleanup_resize
* Fix nova image-show with queued image
* _translate_from_glance() can cause an unnecessary HTTP request
* Neutron: Atomic update of instance info cache
* Ensure info cache updates don't overwhelm cells
* remove test_multiprocess_api
* Fixes Hyper-V resize down exception
* libvirt: Use VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE for paused instances
* Fix _parse_datetime in simple tenant usage extension
* Avoid traceback logs from simple tenant usage extension
* Made unassigned networks visible in flat networking
* VMware: validate that VM exists on backend prior to deletion
  (bnc#898371)
* Fix attaching config drive issue on Hyper-V when migrate instances
* Do not fail cell's instance deletion, if it's missing info_cache
* Fixes Hyper-V vm state issue
* Update block_device_info to contain swap and ephemeral disks
* Loosen import_exceptions to cover all of gettextutils
* Fix instance boot when Ceph is used for ephemeral storage
* VMware: do not cache image when root_gb is 0
* Delete image when backup operation failed on snapshot step
* db: Add @_retry_on_deadlock to service_update()
* Fix rootwrap for non openstack.org iqn's
* Add Hyper-V driver in the 'compute_driver' option description
* Block sqlalchemy migrate 0.9.2 as it breaks all of nova
* Move the error check for 'brctl addif'
* Add a retry_on_deadlock to reservations_expire
* Add expire reservations in backport position
* Make floatingip-ip-delete atomic with neutron
* add repr for event objects
* make lifecycle event logs more clear
* Fix race condition with vif…
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0324-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-7230No score

The processutils.execute function in OpenStack oslo-incubator, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 allows local users to obtain passwords from commands that cause a ProcessExecutionError by reading the log.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7230
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2405-1No score

cinder vulnerabilities

Duncan Thomas discovered that OpenStack Cinder did not properly track the file format when using the GlusterFS of Smbfs drivers. A remote authenticated user could exploit this to potentially obtain file contents from the compute host. (CVE-2014-3641)

Amrith Kumar discovered that OpenStack Cinder did not properly sanitize log message contents. Under certain circumstances, a local attacker with read access to Cinder log files could obtain access to sensitive information. (CVE-2014-7230)

Record
USN-2405-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2407-1No score

nova vulnerabilities

Garth Mollett discovered that OpenStack Nova did not properly clean up an instance when using rescue mode with the VMWare driver. A remove authenticated user could exploit this to bypass intended quota limits. By default, Ubuntu does not use the VMWare driver. (CVE-2014-3608)

Amrith Kumar discovered that OpenStack Nova did not properly sanitize log message contents. Under certain circumstances, a local attacker with read access to Nova log files could obtain access to sensitive information. (CVE-2014-7230)

Record
USN-2407-1
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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