USN-1501-1: Nova vulnerability
Publication date
11 July 2012
Overview
Nova could be made to not respond if passed specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- nova - OpenStack Compute cloud infrastructure
Details
Dan Prince discovered that the Nova scheduler, when using
DifferentHostFilter or SameHostFilter, would make repeated database
instance lookup calls based on passed scheduler hints. An authenticated
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
Dan Prince discovered that the Nova scheduler, when using
DifferentHostFilter or SameHostFilter, would make repeated database
instance lookup calls based on passed scheduler hints. An authenticated
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.04 precise | python-nova – 2012.1+stable~20120612-3ee026e-0ubuntu1.2 | ||
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