---
id: CVE-2015-3280
aliases:
  - GHSA-mfmj-gwg3-vhw7
  - PYSEC-2026-877
title: >-
  OpenStack Compute (nova) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial
  of service
summary: >-
  OpenStack Compute (nova) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial
  of service
severity: medium
vendor: nova
product: nova
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - nova < 2014.2.4
  - 'nova >= 2015.1.0, < 2015.1.2'
patched:
  - nova 2014.2.4
  - nova 2015.1.2
published: '2022-05-14'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T03:49:34.875546256Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-mfmj-gwg3-vhw7'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3280'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1898'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3280'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257942'
  - url: 'https://launchpad.net/bugs/1392527'
  - url: 'https://opendev.org/openstack/nova'
  - url: 'https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-017.html'
  - url: >-
      https://web.archive.org/web/20200228023247/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76553
  - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1898.html'
  - url: >-
      http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76553'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.03381
epssPercentile: 0.88264
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:51.211Z'
---

## Overview

OpenStack Compute (nova) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting instances while in the resize state.

## Affected packages

- `nova < 2014.2.4`
- `nova >= 2015.1.0, < 2015.1.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `nova 2014.2.4`
- `nova 2015.1.2`