USN-3195-1: Nova-LXD vulnerability

Publication date

10 February 2017

Overview

Nova-LXD could allow unintended access to LXD instances over the network.

Releases


Packages

  • nova-lxd - Openstack Compute - LXD container hypervisor support

Details

James Page discovered that Nova-LXD incorrectly set up virtual network devices
when creating LXD instances. This could result in an unintended firewall
configuration.

James Page discovered that Nova-LXD incorrectly set up virtual network devices
when creating LXD instances. This could result in an unintended firewall
configuration.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes for new instances. However, existing instances will still be affected and must be manually updated.

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
16.04 xenial python-nova-lxd –  13.2.0-0ubuntu1.16.04.1

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