PT-2015-6812 · Openstack · Openstack Neutron

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CVE-2015-5240

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Published

2015-10-15

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Updated

2026-07-06

CVSS v2.0

3.5

Low

VectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenStack Neutron versions prior to 2014.2.4 OpenStack Neutron versions prior to 2015.1.2
Description A race condition exists when using the ML2 plugin or the security groups AMQP API, allowing remote authenticated users to bypass IP anti-spoofing controls by changing the device owner of a port to start with 'network:' before the security group rules are applied.
Recommendations For OpenStack Neutron versions prior to 2014.2.4, update to version 2014.2.4 or later to resolve the issue. For OpenStack Neutron versions prior to 2015.1.2, update to version 2015.1.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Race Condition

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-5240
GHSA-HHPJ-6PJ7-WPX5
PYSEC-2026-853
RHSA-2015:1909
SUSE-SU-2015:1890-1
SUSE-SU-2015:2220-1

Affected Products

Openstack Neutron