CVE-2014-3559
The oVirt storage backend in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 does not wipe memory snapshots when deleting a VM, even when wipe-after-delete (WAD) is configured for the VM's disk, which allows remote authenticated users with certain credentials to read portions of the deleted VM's memory and obtain sensitive information via an uninitialized storage volume.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0027 (0.3%)
Percentile: 50.6%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
redhat:enterprise_virtualizationTechnical description
The oVirt storage backend in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4 does not wipe memory snapshots when deleting a VM, even when wipe-after-delete (WAD) is configured for the VM's disk, which allows remote authenticated users with certain credentials to read portions of the deleted VM's memory and obtain sensitive information via an uninitialized storage volume.
Published: 8/6/2014, 7:55:03 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1002.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030664
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1121925
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95098
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1002.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030664
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1121925
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95098