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CVE-2018-16856

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-03-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-532

Description

In a default Red Hat Openstack Platform Director installation, openstack-octavia before versions openstack-octavia 2.0.2-5 and openstack-octavia-3.0.1-0.20181009115732 creates log files that are readable by all users. Sensitive information such as private keys can appear in these log files allowing for information exposure.

Affected products

• OpenStack Octavia: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.2-5; from 3.0.0 before 3.0.1-0.20181009115732 — fixed in 2.0.2-5, 3.0.1-0.20181009115732
• OpenStack: 12, 13, 14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenStack Octavia 2.0.2-5, 3.0.1-0.20181009115732. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16856
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16856

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