# CVE-2016-7498: OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0 does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a de

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-09-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0 does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting instances while in the resize state. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-3280 regression.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93068
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/1
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-011.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/8

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