CVE-2015-5162: PYSEC-2026-871 - OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova contain Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVE-2015-5162 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2026-07-06

OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova contain Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Technologies: cinder (PyPI), glance (PyPI), nova (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2015-5162 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-5162 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2015-5162?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 6 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
cinder (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.0.2, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.0.2,introduced=8.0.0,fixed=9.0.0; glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=14.0.0; nova (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=12.0.4.
Is there a fix for CVE-2015-5162?
Yes. cinder (PyPI): upgrade to 7.0.2, 9.0.0 or later; glance (PyPI): upgrade to 14.0.0 or later; nova (PyPI): upgrade to 12.0.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2015-5162?
Check whether you run cinder (PyPI), glance (PyPI) or nova (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • cinder (PyPI): upgrade to 7.0.2, 9.0.0 or later
    pip install "cinder>=9.0.0"
  • glance (PyPI): upgrade to 14.0.0 or later
    pip install "glance>=14.0.0"
  • nova (PyPI): upgrade to 12.0.4 or later
    pip install "nova>=12.0.4"

Affected products

  • cinder (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.0.2, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.0.2,introduced=8.0.0,fixed=9.0.0
  • glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=14.0.0
  • nova (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=12.0.4

Identifiers

  • CVE-2015-5162
  • GHSA-g2j5-7vgx-6xrx
  • PYSEC-2026-2412
  • PYSEC-2026-2491
  • PYSEC-2026-871

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