1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4153-1

USN-4153-1: Octavia vulnerability

Publication date

10 October 2019

Overview

Octavia could allow unintended access to network services.

Releases

Packages

  • octavia - OpenStack Load Balancer Service

Details

Daniel Preussker discovered that Octavia incorrectly handled client
certificate checking. A remote attacker on the management network could
possibly use this issue to perform configuration changes and obtain
sensitive information.

Daniel Preussker discovered that Octavia incorrectly handled client
certificate checking. A remote attacker on the management network could
possibly use this issue to perform configuration changes and obtain
sensitive information.

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
19.04 disco octavia-common –  4.0.0-0ubuntu1.2
python3-octavia –  4.0.0-0ubuntu1.2
amphora-agent –  4.0.0-0ubuntu1.2

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