CVE-2018-14636

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 1.17%

Last modified

CVE-2018-14636 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Live-migrated instances are briefly able to inspect traffic for other instances on the same hypervisor. This brief window could be extended indefinitely if the instance's port is set administratively down prior to live-migration and kept down after the migration is complete. EPSS estimates a 1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Live-migrated instances are briefly able to inspect traffic for other instances on the same hypervisor. This brief window could be extended indefinitely if the instance's port is set administratively down prior to live-migration and kept down after the migration is complete. This is possible due to the Open vSwitch integration bridge being connected to the instance during migration. When connected to the integration bridge, all traffic for instances using the same Open vSwitch instance would potentially be visible to the migrated guest, as the required Open vSwitch VLAN filters are only applied post-migration. Versions of openstack-neutron before 13.0.0.0b2, 12.0.3, 11.0.5 are vulnerable.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0
5.3/10

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability
1.17%

63.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
OpenstackNeutron>= 7.0.0, <= 11.0.4
OpenstackNeutron>= 12.0.0, <= 12.0.2
OpenstackNeutron13.0.0B1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-14636?
Live-migrated instances are briefly able to inspect traffic for other instances on the same hypervisor. This brief window could be extended indefinitely if the instance's port is set administratively down prior to live-migration and kept down after the migration is complete. This is possible due to the Open vSwitch integration bridge being connected to the instance during migration. When connected to the integration bridge, all traffic for instances using the same Open vSwitch instance would potentially be visible to the migrated guest, as the required Open vSwitch VLAN filters are only applied post-migration. Versions of openstack-neutron before 13.0.0.0b2, 12.0.3, 11.0.5 are vulnerable.
How severe is CVE-2018-14636?
CVE-2018-14636 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14636?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST