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CVE-2015-5162

OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova contain Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

7.5 HighFix available

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.09%Up 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.

Record
CVE-2015-5162
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.

Record
CVE-2015-5162
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3861 No score

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.

Record
EUVD-2022-3861
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2j5-7vgx-6xrx 7.5

OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova contain Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder prior to 7.0.2, and 8.0.0 and above, prior to 9.0.0; Glance prior to 14.00; and Nova prior to 12.0.4 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image. This issue is patched in Cinder 7.0.2 and 9.0.0; Glance 14.0.0; and Nova 12.0.4

Record
GHSA-g2j5-7vgx-6xrx
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.

Record
CVE-2015-5162
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5162 7.5

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5162
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-g2j5-7vgx-6xrx 7.5

OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova contain Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder prior to 7.0.2, and 8.0.0 and above, prior to 9.0.0; Glance prior to 14.00; and Nova prior to 12.0.4 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image. This issue is patched in Cinder 7.0.2 and 9.0.0; Glance 14.0.0; and Nova 12.0.4

Record
GHSA-g2j5-7vgx-6xrx
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-2412 7.5

OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova contain Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder prior to 7.0.2, and 8.0.0 and above, prior to 9.0.0; Glance prior to 14.00; and Nova prior to 12.0.4 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image. This issue is patched in Cinder 7.0.2 and 9.0.0; Glance 14.0.0; and Nova 12.0.4

Record
PYSEC-2026-2412
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-2491 7.5

OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova contain Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder prior to 7.0.2, and 8.0.0 and above, prior to 9.0.0; Glance prior to 14.00; and Nova prior to 12.0.4 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image. This issue is patched in Cinder 7.0.2 and 9.0.0; Glance 14.0.0; and Nova 12.0.4

Record
PYSEC-2026-2491
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-871 7.5

OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova contain Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder prior to 7.0.2, and 8.0.0 and above, prior to 9.0.0; Glance prior to 14.00; and Nova prior to 12.0.4 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image. This issue is patched in Cinder 7.0.2 and 9.0.0; Glance 14.0.0; and Nova 12.0.4

Record
PYSEC-2026-871
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:2923 5.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder and openstack-glance security update

Record
RHSA-2016:2923
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:2991 5.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder, openstack-glance, and openstack-nova update

Record
RHSA-2016:2991
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0153 5.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0153
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0156 5.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0156
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0165 5.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0165
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0282 5.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder, openstack-glance, and openstack-nova security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0282
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5162 7.5

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5162
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3449-1 No score

nova vulnerabilities

George Shuklin discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled the migration process. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-3241)

George Shuklin and Tushar Patil discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled deleting instances. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to consume disk resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-3280)

It was discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly limited qemu-img calls. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5162)

Matthew Booth discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled snapshots. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2015-7548)

Sreekumar S. and Suntao discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly applied security group changes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended restriction changes by leveraging an instance that was running when the change was made. (CVE-2015-7713)

Matt Riedemann discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled logging. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information from log files. (CVE-2015-8749)

Matthew Booth discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled certain qcow2 headers. A remote authenticated user could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2016-2140)

Record
USN-3449-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
cinder
PyPI
before 7.0.2
7.0.2
cinder
PyPI
8.0.0 up to 9.0.0
9.0.0
glance
PyPI
before 14.0.0
14.0.0
nova
PyPI
before 12.0.4
12.0.4
cinder
Debian:12
before 2:8.0.0-1
2:8.0.0-1
cinder
Debian:13
before 2:8.0.0-1
2:8.0.0-1
cinder
Debian:14
before 2:8.0.0-1
2:8.0.0-1
glance
Debian:12
before 2:12.0.0-1
2:12.0.0-1
glance
Debian:13
before 2:12.0.0-1
2:12.0.0-1
glance
Debian:14
before 2:12.0.0-1
2:12.0.0-1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
nova
Debian:12
before 2:13.0.0-1
2:13.0.0-1
nova
Debian:13
before 2:13.0.0-1
2:13.0.0-1
nova
Debian:14
before 2:13.0.0-1
2:13.0.0-1
cinder
PyPI
before 7.0.2, 8.0.0 up to 9.0.0
7.0.29.0.0
openstack-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:9::el7
before 1:8.1.1-4.el7ost
1:8.1.1-4.el7ost
openstack-glance
Red Hat:openstack:9::el7
before 1:12.0.0-2.el7ost
1:12.0.0-2.el7ost
python-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:9::el7
before 1:8.1.1-4.el7ost
1:8.1.1-4.el7ost
python-cinder-tests
Red Hat:openstack:9::el7
before 1:8.1.1-4.el7ost
1:8.1.1-4.el7ost
python-glance
Red Hat:openstack:9::el7
before 1:12.0.0-2.el7ost
1:12.0.0-2.el7ost
python-glance-tests
Red Hat:openstack:9::el7
before 1:12.0.0-2.el7ost
1:12.0.0-2.el7ost
openstack-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:7.0.3-1.el7ost
1:7.0.3-1.el7ost
openstack-glance
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:11.0.1-6.el7ost
1:11.0.1-6.el7ost
openstack-nova
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-api
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-cells
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-cert
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-common
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-compute
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-conductor
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-console
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-network
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-novncproxy
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-objectstore
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-scheduler
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-serialproxy
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-nova-spicehtml5proxy
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
python-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:7.0.3-1.el7ost
1:7.0.3-1.el7ost
python-glance
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:11.0.1-6.el7ost
1:11.0.1-6.el7ost
python-nova
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
before 1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
openstack-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 0:2014.1.5-9.el7ost
0:2014.1.5-9.el7ost
openstack-cinder-doc
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 0:2014.1.5-9.el7ost
0:2014.1.5-9.el7ost
python-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 0:2014.1.5-9.el7ost
0:2014.1.5-9.el7ost
openstack-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 0:2014.2.4-11.el7ost
0:2014.2.4-11.el7ost
openstack-cinder-doc
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 0:2014.2.4-11.el7ost
0:2014.2.4-11.el7ost
python-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 0:2014.2.4-11.el7ost
0:2014.2.4-11.el7ost
openstack-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
before 0:2014.1.5-9.el6ost
0:2014.1.5-9.el6ost
openstack-cinder-doc
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
before 0:2014.1.5-9.el6ost
0:2014.1.5-9.el6ost
python-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:5::el6
before 0:2014.1.5-9.el6ost
0:2014.1.5-9.el6ost
openstack-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.3-12.el7ost
0:2015.1.3-12.el7ost
openstack-cinder-doc
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.3-12.el7ost
0:2015.1.3-12.el7ost
openstack-glance
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.2-3.el7ost
0:2015.1.2-3.el7ost
openstack-glance-doc
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.2-3.el7ost
0:2015.1.2-3.el7ost
openstack-nova
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-api
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-cells
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-cert
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-common
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-compute
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-conductor
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-console
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-doc
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-network
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-novncproxy
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-objectstore
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-scheduler
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-serialproxy
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
openstack-nova-spicehtml5proxy
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
python-cinder
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.3-12.el7ost
0:2015.1.3-12.el7ost
python-glance
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.2-3.el7ost
0:2015.1.2-3.el7ost
python-nova
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
python-oslo-concurrency
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:1.8.2-2.el7ost
0:1.8.2-2.el7ost
python-oslo-concurrency-doc
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 0:1.8.2-2.el7ost
0:1.8.2-2.el7ost
nova
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7, 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~rc2-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu1.21:2014.1.1-0ubuntu11:2014.1.1-0ubuntu21:2014.1.2-0ubuntu11:2014.1.2-0ubuntu1.11:2014.1.3-0ubuntu11:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1.11:2014.1.3-0ubuntu21:2014.1.4-0ubuntu21:2014.1.4-0ubuntu2.11:2014.1.5-0ubuntu11:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.11:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.21:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.31:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.41:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.51:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.6
1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7
nova
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7, 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~rc2-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu1.21:2014.1.1-0ubuntu11:2014.1.1-0ubuntu21:2014.1.2-0ubuntu11:2014.1.2-0ubuntu1.11:2014.1.3-0ubuntu11:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1.11:2014.1.3-0ubuntu21:2014.1.4-0ubuntu21:2014.1.4-0ubuntu2.11:2014.1.5-0ubuntu11:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.11:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.21:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.31:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.41:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.51:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.6
1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-5162 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Openstack Cinder, published October 7, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.09%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in cinder 7.0.2.

References

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