Ubuntu Security Notice 1710-1 - Dan Prince discovered an issue in Glance error reporting. An authenticated attacker could exploit this to expose the Glance operator's Swift credentials for a misconfigured or otherwise unusable Swift endpoint.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1710-1
January 29, 2013
glance vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
Summary:
Glance could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description:
- glance: OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service
Details:
Dan Prince discovered an issue in Glance error reporting. An authenticated
attacker could exploit this to expose the Glance operator's Swift
credentials for a misconfigured or otherwise unusable Swift endpoint.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10:
python-glance 2012.2.1-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
python-glance 2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf-0ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 11.10:
python-glance 2011.3-0ubuntu4.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1710-1
CVE-2013-0212
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glance/2012.2.1-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glance/2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf-0ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glance/2011.3-0ubuntu4.2