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
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.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | neutron | >= 7.0.0, < 11.0.5, >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.3 | 11.0.5, 12.0.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14636
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1734320
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1767422
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14636
- https://github.com/openstack/neutron
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/neutron/PYSEC-2018-94.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q95-jj7p-x93x
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
neutron- Disclosed
- 10.09.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8q95-jj7p-x93x - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2018-94 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: neutron
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 21
- First → latest
- 09.2018 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 9
- Medium 9
- Low 2
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 4
- 2022: 8
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 2
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