1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1626-2

USN-1626-2: Glance vulnerability

Publication date

9 November 2012

Overview

Glance could be made to delete arbitrary images.

Releases

Packages

  • glance - OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service

Details

USN-1626-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the v1 API of Glance. This update
provides the corresponding updates for the v2 API.

Original advisory details:

Gabe Westmaas discovered that Glance did not always properly enforce access
controls when deleting images. An authenticated user could delete arbitrary
images by using the v1 API under certain circumstances.

USN-1626-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the v1 API of Glance. This update
provides the corresponding updates for the v2 API.

Original advisory details:

Gabe Westmaas discovered that Glance did not always properly enforce access
controls when deleting images. An authenticated user could delete arbitrary
images by using the v1 API under certain circumstances.

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 –  2012.2-0ubuntu2.3

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