Ubuntu Security Notice 1764-1 - Stuart McLaren discovered an issue with Glance v1 API requests. An authenticated attacker could exploit this to expose the Glance operator's Swift and/or S3 credentials via the response headers when requesting a cached image.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1764-1
March 14, 2013
glance vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Glance could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description:
- glance: OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service
Details:
Stuart McLaren discovered an issue with Glance v1 API requests. An
authenticated attacker could exploit this to expose the Glance operator's
Swift and/or S3 credentials via the response headers when requesting a
cached image.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10:
python-glance 2012.2.1-0ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
python-glance 2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf-0ubuntu1.5
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1764-1
CVE-2013-1840
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glance/2012.2.1-0ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glance/2012.1.3+stable~20120821-120fcf-0ubuntu1.5