Packages
- swift - OpenStack distributed virtual object store
Details
Peter Portante discovered that Swift did not properly handle requests with
old X-Timestamp values. An authenticated attacker could exploit this to
cause a denial of service via disk consumption.
Peter Portante discovered that Swift did not properly handle requests with
old X-Timestamp values. An authenticated attacker could exploit this to
cause a denial of service via disk consumption.
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-swift – 1.8.0-0ubuntu1.3 | ||
12.10 quantal | python-swift – 1.7.4-0ubuntu2.3 | ||
12.04 precise | python-swift – 1.4.8-0ubuntu2.3 |
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