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CVE-2015-3156 Details

Description

The _write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py, reset_configuration function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/postgresql/service/config.py, write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py, _write_mycnf function in trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py, InnoBackupEx::_run_prepare function in trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupEx::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, MySQLDump::cmd in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupExIncremental::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, _get_actual_db_status function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/system.py and trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py, and multiple class CbBackup methods in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py in Openstack DBaaS (aka Trove) as packaged in Openstack before 2015.1.0 (aka Kilo) allows local users to write to configuration files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/trove/+bug/1398195	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216073	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py#L230	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py#L176	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py#L236	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py#L790	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py#L30	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L110	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L36	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L55	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py#L194	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/trove/+bug/1398195	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216073	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py#L230	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py#L176	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py#L236	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py#L790	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py#L30	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L110	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L36	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L55	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py#L194	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
openstack trove	<= 2014.2.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openstack:trove:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 25, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]