Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-6118 is an authenticated quota bypass in Aeolus Conductor. A logged-in remote user could change a quota setting for maximum running instances, undermining administrative limits. The likely business risk is unauthorized resource consumption, cost increase, or availability pressure in environments still running this old platform. Exposure appears limited to organizations running Aeolus Conductor with authenticated users who can reach the administrative interface. The source bundle does not identify affected versions or CPEs, so confirm against deployed Red Hat or Aeolus packages. Prioritize if Aeolus Conductor remains in production or manages billable compute capacity. For most modern environments this is likely legacy exposure, but unmanaged legacy cloud controllers can create cost and availability risk. Mitigation focus: Apply updates referenced by Red Hat advisory RHSA-2013:0545 where applicable.; Check current vendor guidance for exact fixed package versions.; Restrict Aeolus Conductor administrative access to trusted users and networks..
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906192CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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