Security advisory

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  "id": "42b26a78bfedc5ed3f1678dba53126ad002d45372a15f4ee06c288702d43e69b",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5936",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-5936",
    "summary": "OpenStack Nova-LXD before 13.1.1 uses the wrong name for the veth pairs when applying Neutron security group rules for instances, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended security restrictions.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-5936",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-5936",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-5936",
        "GHSA-6xc7-4cx8-j3xc",
        "PYSEC-2017-21"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/openstack-archive/nova-lxd",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "0355e1c22bc93d05f4351b7a77cb70f563e1f8b0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "1b76cefb92081efa1e88cd8f330253f857028bd2"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova-lxd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "13.1.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "fixed": "1b76cefb92081efa1e88cd8f330253f857028bd2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "13.1.0",
            "13.1",
            "13.0.1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-5936.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:30.223699312Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova-lxd/+bug/1656847",
        "https://github.com/openstack/nova-lxd/commit/1b76cefb92081efa1e88cd8f330253f857028bd2"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "unresolved_ranges": [
          {
            "cpes": [
              "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "canonical:ubuntu_linux",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "16.04"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "16.04"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_STRING"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-5936",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380481,
  "published_at": "2017-04-12T22:59:00.74+00:00"
}