USN-3446-1: OpenStack Glance vulnerabilities
Publication date
11 October 2017
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in OpenStack Glance.
Releases
Packages
- glance - OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service
Details
Hemanth Makkapati discovered that OpenStack Glance incorrectly handled
access restrictions. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to
change the status of images, contrary to access restrictions.
(CVE-2015-5251)
Mike Fedosin and Alexei Galkin discovered that OpenStack Glance incorrectly
handled the storage quota. A remote authenticated user could use this issue
to consume disk resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5286)
Erno Kuvaja discovered that OpenStack Glance incorrectly handled the
show_multiple_locations option. When show_multiple_locations is enabled,
a remote authenticated user could change an image status and upload new
image data. (CVE-2016-0757)
Hemanth Makkapati discovered that OpenStack Glance incorrectly handled
access restrictions. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to
change the status of images, contrary to access restrictions.
(CVE-2015-5251)
Mike Fedosin and Alexei Galkin discovered that OpenStack Glance incorrectly
handled the storage quota. A remote authenticated user could use this issue
to consume disk resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5286)
Erno Kuvaja discovered that OpenStack Glance incorrectly handled the
show_multiple_locations option. When show_multiple_locations is enabled,
a remote authenticated user could change an image status and upload new
image data. (CVE-2016-0757)
Update instructions
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | glance-common – 1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.1 | ||
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