Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841078
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1501-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'nova' package(s) announced via the USN-1501-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'nova' package(s) announced via the USN-1501-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Dan Prince discovered that the Nova scheduler, when using DifferentHostFilter or SameHostFilter, would make repeated database instance lookup calls based on passed scheduler hints. An authenticated attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Affected Software/OS: 'nova' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 3.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3371 54388 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54388 USN-1501-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1501-1 [openstack] 20120711 [OSSA 2012-009] Scheduler denial of service through scheduler_hints (CVE-2012-3371) https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg14452.html [oss-security] 20120711 [OSSA 2012-009] Scheduler denial of service through scheduler_hints (CVE-2012-3371) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/13 https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1017795 https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/034762e8060dcf0a11cb039b9d426b0d0bb1801d
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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