USN-1247-1: Nova vulnerability
Publication date
25 October 2011
Overview
Nova could be made to expose sensitive information.
Releases
Packages
- nova - OpenStack Compute cloud infrastructure
Details
An information leak was discovered in Nova. An attacker with access to a
valid EC2_ACCESS_KEY could obtain the corresponding EC2_SECRET_KEY for that
user.
An information leak was discovered in Nova. An attacker with access to a
valid EC2_ACCESS_KEY could obtain the corresponding EC2_SECRET_KEY for that
user.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.10 oneiric | python-nova – 2011.3-0ubuntu6.2 | ||
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