1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1830-1

USN-1830-1: OpenStack Keystone vulnerability

Publication date

16 May 2013

Overview

Keystone would allow unintended access over the network.

Releases

Packages

Details

Sam Stoelinga discovered that Keystone would not immediately invalidate
tokens when deleting users via the v2 API. A deleted user would be able to
continue to use resources until the token lifetime expired.

Sam Stoelinga discovered that Keystone would not immediately invalidate
tokens when deleting users via the v2 API. A deleted user would be able to
continue to use resources until the token lifetime expired.

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
13.04 raring python-keystone –  1:2013.1-0ubuntu1.1
12.10 quantal python-keystone –  2012.2.3+stable-20130206-82c87e56-0ubuntu2.1
12.04 precise python-keystone –  2012.1.3+stable-20130423-f48dd0fc-0ubuntu1.1

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