OpenStack Sushy-Tools and VirtualBMC Improper Preservation of Permissions
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Sushy-Tools through 0.21.0 and VirtualBMC through 2.2.2. Changing the boot device configuration with these packages removes password protection from the managed libvirt XML domain. NOTE: this only affects an "unsupported, production-like configuration."
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | sushy-tools | < 0.21.1 | 0.21.1 |
| Python (PyPI) | virtualbmc | < 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44020
- https://github.com/umago/virtualbmc
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GAD7QJIUWPCKJIGYP7PPHH5DILOEONFE
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KEQVJF3OQGSDCSQTQQSC54JEGLMSNB4Q
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMSUGS4B6EBRHBJMTRXL5RIKJTZTEMJC
- https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/sushy-tools/+/862625
- https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/virtualbmc/+/862620
- https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2010382
- https://pypi.org/project/virtualbmc
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5pj3-6fqm-8m7m
- https://pypi.org/project/sushy-tools
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-281- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
sushy-tools, virtualbmc- Disclosed
- 30.10.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 14:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-1059 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5pj3-6fqm-8m7m - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-3079 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: virtualbmc
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