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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