# CVE-2023-2088: Business logic in OpenStack > An authenticated attacker can detach volumes to cause an inconsistency between Cinder and Nova, leading to a confidentiality breach. - **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 12 May 2023 - **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2088, GHSA-fvf4-jv3j-73mq, RHSA-2023:3156, RHSA-2023:3157, RHSA-2023:3158, RHSA-2023:3161, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2088, USN-6073-1, USN-6073-2, USN-6073-3, USN-6073-4, USN-6073-5, USN-6073-7, USN-6073-8, USN-6073-9, USN-6241-1 ## What is CVE-2023-2088? CVE-2023-2088 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 12 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description A flaw was found in OpenStack due to an inconsistency between Cinder and Nova. This issue can be triggered intentionally or by accident. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by detaching one of their volumes from Cinder. The highest impact is to confidentiality. Weakness: CWE-440 (Expected Behavior Violation) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2088? It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `openstack-nova` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-api` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-cells` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-common` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-compute` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-conductor` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-console` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-migration` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-network` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-novncproxy` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-placement-api` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-scheduler` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-serialproxy` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `openstack-nova-spicehtml5proxy` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `python-glance-store` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 0:0.23.1-0.20190916165255.cc7ecc1.el7ost | | `python-nova` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `python-nova-tests` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 1:17.0.13-41.el7ost | | `python-os-brick` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 0:2.3.9-12.el7ost | | `python2-glance-store` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 0:0.23.1-0.20190916165255.cc7ecc1.el7ost | | `python2-os-brick` | Red Hat:openstack:13::el7 | All versions | 0:2.3.9-12.el7ost | | `openstack-cinder` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:15.4.0-1.20230510003501.58f0e73.el8ost | | `openstack-nova` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `openstack-nova-api` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `openstack-nova-common` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `openstack-nova-compute` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `openstack-nova-conductor` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `openstack-nova-console` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `openstack-nova-migration` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `openstack-nova-novncproxy` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `openstack-nova-scheduler` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `openstack-nova-serialproxy` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `openstack-nova-spicehtml5proxy` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `python-glance-store` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 0:1.0.2-1.20220219073735.el8ost | | `python-os-brick` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 0:2.10.5-1.20220112193420.634fb4a.el8ost | | `python3-cinder` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:15.4.0-1.20230510003501.58f0e73.el8ost | | `python3-glance-store` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 0:1.0.2-1.20220219073735.el8ost | | `python3-nova` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 1:20.4.1-1.20221005193232.el8ost | | `python3-os-brick` | Red Hat:openstack:16.1::el8 | All versions | 0:2.10.5-1.20220112193420.634fb4a.el8ost | | `openstack-cinder` | Red Hat:openstack:16.2::el8 | All versions | 1:15.6.1-2.20230310075425.a19c1c9.el8ost | | `openstack-nova` | Red Hat:openstack:16.2::el8 | All versions | 1:20.6.2-2.20230308185149.el8ost | Products: Redhat Openstack. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-2088? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2023-2088 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2088 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openstack - [CVE-2015-1842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1842/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2017-2637](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2637/): Auth bypass in rhosp-director (critical 9.9) - [CVE-2022-38065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38065/): Privilege escalation in OpenStack (high 8.8) - [CVE-2016-4474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4474/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.8) - [CVE-2021-31918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31918/): Information disclosure in tripleo-ansible (high 7.5) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2088 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-2088 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 12 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2088 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Redhat Openstack. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2088/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2088/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2088 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2088 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2088 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2088/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.