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| Package Name | Ecosystem | Vulnerable Versions | First Patched Version |
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| nova | pip | < 12.0.0 | 12.0.0 |
The vulnerability stems from how path canonicalization was performed in _join_and_check_path_within_fs. The original implementation used os.path.realpath(), which runs with the Nova user's permissions and cannot resolve symlinks in directories only readable by root. The patch replaced this with a root-privileged readlink -nm call, confirming the function's role in the vulnerability. The commit message explicitly states this was a refinement to prevent symlink attacks in root-only accessible paths, and the CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) classification aligns with the missing privilege escalation during path resolution.
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