CVE-2013-6437 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2013-6437: The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.2.2 and icehouse before icehouse-2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by creating and deleting instances with unique os_type settings, which triggers the creation of a new ephemeral disk backing

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2013-6437 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nova→ fixed in2013.2.2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nova
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nova→ fixed in2013.2.2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nova
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

nova→ fixed in2013.2.2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nova
```

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