1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2194-1

USN-2194-1: OpenStack Neutron vulnerability

Publication date

5 May 2014

Overview

OpenStack Neutron would allow unintended access to other tenant networks.

Releases

Packages

  • neutron - Openstack Virtual Network Service

Details

Aaron Rosen discovered that OpenStack Neutron did not properly perform
authorization checks when creating ports when using plugins relying on the
l3-agent. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to access the
network of other tenants.

Aaron Rosen discovered that OpenStack Neutron did not properly perform
authorization checks when creating ports when using plugins relying on the
l3-agent. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to access the
network of other tenants.

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
13.10 saucy python-neutron –  1:2013.2.3-0ubuntu1.1

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