1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2408-1

USN-2408-1: OpenStack Neutron vulnerability

Publication date

11 November 2014

Overview

OpenStack Neutron would allow unintended access to configuration over the network.

Releases

Packages

  • neutron - OpenStack Virtual Network Service

Details

Elena Ezhova discovered that OpenStack Neutron did not properly perform
access control checks for attributes. A remote authenticated attacker could
exploit this to bypass intended access controls and reset admin-only
attributes to default values.

Elena Ezhova discovered that OpenStack Neutron did not properly perform
access control checks for attributes. A remote authenticated attacker could
exploit this to bypass intended access controls and reset admin-only
attributes to default values.

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
14.04 trusty python-neutron –  1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu1.1

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