1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1710-1

USN-1710-1: OpenStack Glance vulnerability

Publication date

29 January 2013

Overview

Glance could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

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

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
12.10 quantal python-glance –  2012.2.1-0ubuntu1.1
12.04 precise python-glance –  2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf-0ubuntu1.3
11.10 oneiric python-glance –  2011.3-0ubuntu4.2

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References

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