Ubuntu Security Notice 2406-1 - Brant Knudson discovered that OpenStack Keystone did not properly perform input sanitization when performing endpoint catalog substitution. A remote attacker with privileged access for creating endpoints could exploit this to obtain sensitive information.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2406-1
November 11, 2014
keystone vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
OpenStack Keystone could be made to expose sensitive information over the
network.
Software Description:
- keystone: OpenStack identity service
Details:
Brant Knudson discovered that OpenStack Keystone did not properly perform
input sanitization when performing endpoint catalog substitution. A remote
attacker with privileged access for creating endpoints could exploit this
to obtain sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
python-keystone 1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu2.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2406-1
CVE-2014-3621
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keystone/1:2014.1.3-0ubuntu2.1