Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1501-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Dan Prince discovered that the Nova scheduler, when using DifferentHostFilter or SameHostFilter, would make repeated database instance lookup calls based on passed scheduler hints. An authenticated attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
Affected
nova on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-3371 -
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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