USN-1305-1: Nova vulnerability
Publication date
13 December 2011
Overview
Nova could be made to overwrite files.
Releases
Packages
- nova - OpenStack Compute cloud infrastructure
Details
David Black discovered that Nova did not properly perform input validation
during image registration. An attacker could exploit this by registering a
crafted image using the EC2 API or S3/RegisterImage method and overwrite
files as the nova user.
David Black discovered that Nova did not properly perform input validation
during image registration. An attacker could exploit this by registering a
crafted image using the EC2 API or S3/RegisterImage method and overwrite
files as the nova 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 – 2011.3-0ubuntu6.3 | ||
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