🛡️ CVE-2012-5625 — nova

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-200 OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

OpenStack Nova Information leak in libvirt LVM-backed instances

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).

Weakness class

CVE-2012-5625 is classified as CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. Information that should stay internal is disclosed to someone who is not authorised to see it.

Affected software

CVE-2012-5625 is recorded against 1 package.

  • nova (fixed in 12.0.0a0)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 8 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
bugs.launchpad.net (Web)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
launchpad.net (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)
www.ubuntu.com (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE CWE-200
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-06-08
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
nova 12.0.0a0

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