1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5852-1

USN-5852-1: OpenStack Swift vulnerability

Publication date

9 February 2023

Overview

OpenStack Swift could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Releases

Packages

  • swift - OpenStack distributed virtual object store

Details

It was discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly handled certain XML
files. A remote authenticated user could possibly use this issue to obtain
arbitrary file contents containing sensitive information from the server.

It was discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly handled certain XML
files. A remote authenticated user could possibly use this issue to obtain
arbitrary file contents containing sensitive information from the server.

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. 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
22.10 kinetic python3-swift –  2.30.1-0ubuntu1
swift –  2.30.1-0ubuntu1
22.04 jammy python3-swift –  2.29.2-0ubuntu1
swift –  2.29.2-0ubuntu1
20.04 focal python3-swift –  2.25.2-0ubuntu1.1
swift –  2.25.2-0ubuntu1.1

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