Medium

OpenStack Cinder LVMVolumeDriver does not zero deleted snapshots

  • Disclosed: 16.09.2013
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:18

The clear_volume function in LVMVolumeDriver driver in OpenStack Cinder 2013.1.1 through 2013.1.2 does not properly clear data when deleting a snapshot, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) cinder < 7.0.0a0 7.0.0a0

References

CVSS score 6.2/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
cinder
Disclosed
16.09.2013
Updated
11.10.2026 12:18

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2013-35 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q3rw-wcj6-8cjf - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: cinder

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (9) in the archive
Total entries
9
First → latest
09.2013 07.2024
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 8

Disclosures per year

  1. 2017: 0
  2. 2018: 0
  3. 2019: 0
  4. 2020: 1
  5. 2021: 0
  6. 2022: 5
  7. 2023: 1
  8. 2024: 1
  9. 2025: 0
  10. 2026: 0

earlier: 1

Severity:
  1. High · 7.5 CVE-2015-5162 < 7.0.2, >= 8.0.0, < 9.0.0 7.0.2, 9.0.0
  2. OpenStack Cinder LVMVolumeDriver does not zero deleted snapshots this entry
    Medium · 6.2 CVE-2013-4183 < 7.0.0a0 7.0.0a0

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