## Affects - Nova: >=18.0.0 <31.3.1, >=32.0.0 <32.2.1, >=33.0.0 <33.0.2 ## Description Erichen from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that Nova's server create API does not strip internal scheduler hints. An authenticated user can bypass Placement resource claims and scheduling constraint enforcement, including availability zone, host aggregate, and image trait restrictions. The resulting instance has no Placement allocation, which can lead to compute node resource exhaustion and cross-tenant data persistence on NVMe devices after instance deletion. Deployments running Nova 18.0.0 or later are affected. ## Patches - https://review.opendev.org/993604 (2025.1/epoxy) - https://review.opendev.org/993603 (2025.2/flamingo) - https://review.opendev.org/993602 (2026.1/gazpacho) - https://review.opendev.org/993601 (2026.2/hibiscus) ## Credits - Erichen from Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CVE-2026-46448)
Update nova to 32.2.1 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanOpenStack Nova: Nova scheduler hint injection bypasses Placement resource claims and scheduling constraints affects nova (pip), nova (pip), nova (pip). Severity is medium. ## Affects - Nova: >=18.0.0 <31.3.1, >=32.0.0 <32.2.1, >=33.0.0 <33.0.2 ## Description Erichen from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that Nova's server create API does not strip internal scheduler hints. An authenticated user can bypass Placement resource claims and scheduling constraint enforcement, including availability zone, host aggregate, and image trait restrictions. The resulting instance has no Placement allocation, which can lead to compute node resource exhaustion and cross-tenant data persistence on NVMe devices after instance deletion. Deployments running Nova 18.0.0 or later are affected. ## Patches - https://review.opendev.org/993604 (2025.1/epoxy) - https://review.opendev.org/993603 (2025.2/flamingo) - https://review.opendev.org/993602 (2026.1/gazpacho) - https://review.opendev.org/993601 (2026.2/hibiscus) ## Credits - Erichen from Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CVE-2026-46448)
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in pip. A medium vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
## Affects - Nova: >=18.0.0 <31.3.1, >=32.0.0 <32.2.1, >=33.0.0 <33.0.2 ## Description Erichen from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that Nova's server create API does not strip internal scheduler hints. An authenticated user can bypass Placement resource claims and scheduling constraint enforcement, including availability zone, host aggregate, and image trait restrictions. The resulting instance has no Placement allocation, which can lead to compute node resource exhaustion and cross-tenant data persistence on NVMe devices after instance deletion. Deployments running Nova 18.0.0 or later are affected. ## Patches - https://review.opendev.org/993604 (2025.1/epoxy) - https://review.opendev.org/993603 (2025.2/flamingo) - https://review.opendev.org/993602 (2026.1/gazpacho) - https://review.opendev.org/993601 (2026.2/hibiscus) ## Credits - Erichen from Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CVE-2026-46448)
Update nova to 32.2.1 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanOpenStack Nova: Nova scheduler hint injection bypasses Placement resource claims and scheduling constraints affects nova (pip), nova (pip), nova (pip). Severity is medium. ## Affects - Nova: >=18.0.0 <31.3.1, >=32.0.0 <32.2.1, >=33.0.0 <33.0.2 ## Description Erichen from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that Nova's server create API does not strip internal scheduler hints. An authenticated user can bypass Placement resource claims and scheduling constraint enforcement, including availability zone, host aggregate, and image trait restrictions. The resulting instance has no Placement allocation, which can lead to compute node resource exhaustion and cross-tenant data persistence on NVMe devices after instance deletion. Deployments running Nova 18.0.0 or later are affected. ## Patches - https://review.opendev.org/993604 (2025.1/epoxy) - https://review.opendev.org/993603 (2025.2/flamingo) - https://review.opendev.org/993602 (2026.1/gazpacho) - https://review.opendev.org/993601 (2026.2/hibiscus) ## Credits - Erichen from Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CVE-2026-46448)
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in pip. A medium vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|
| novapip | >=18.0.0,<=31.3.0 | Not reported |
|---|---|---|
| novapip | >=32.0.0,<32.2.1 | 32.2.1 |
| novapip | >=33.0.0,<=33.0.1 | Not reported |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
Reported by GitHub Security Advisories (ghsa).
HOL Guard can help your team review package activity against supported protection paths.
Explore HOL Guard| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
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| novapip | >=18.0.0,<=31.3.0 | Not reported |
|---|---|---|
| novapip | >=32.0.0,<32.2.1 | 32.2.1 |
| novapip | >=33.0.0,<=33.0.1 | Not reported |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
Reported by GitHub Security Advisories (ghsa).
HOL Guard can help your team review package activity against supported protection paths.
Explore HOL Guard