Ubuntu Security Notice 2193-1 - Paul McMillan discovered that the Sheepdog backend in OpenStack Glance did not properly handle untrusted input. A remote authenticated attacker exploit this to execute arbitrary commands as the glance user.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2193-1
May 05, 2014
glance vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.10
Summary:
OpenStack Glance could be made to run programs as the glance user if it
processed a specially crafted request.
Software Description:
- glance: OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service
Details:
Paul McMillan discovered that the Sheepdog backend in OpenStack Glance did
not properly handle untrusted input. A remote authenticated attacker
exploit this to execute arbitrary commands as the glance user.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.10:
python-glance 1:2013.2.3-0ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2193-1
CVE-2014-0162
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glance/1:2013.2.3-0ubuntu1.1