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).
CVE-2012-5625
CVSS base score
6.5 (v3.1)
Severity
MEDIUM
Attack vector
Local
Weakness
CWE-212, CWE-200
Last modified
October 30, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
openstack folsom
openstack grizzly