Ubuntu Security Notice 5835-2 - Guillaume Espanel, Pierre Libeau, Arnaud Morin, and Damien Rannou discovered that OpenStack Glance incorrectly handled VMDK image processing. An authenticated attacker could possibly supply a specially crafted VMDK flat image and obtain arbitrary files from the server containing sensitive information.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5835-2
January 31, 2023
glance vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
OpenStack Glance could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- glance: OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service
Details:
Guillaume Espanel, Pierre Libeau, Arnaud Morin, and Damien Rannou
discovered that OpenStack Glance incorrectly handled VMDK image processing.
An authenticated attacker could possibly supply a specially crafted VMDK
flat image and obtain arbitrary files from the server containing sensitive
information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.10:
glance-common 2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
glance-common 2:24.1.0-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
glance-common 2:20.2.0-0ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5835-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5835-1
CVE-2022-47951
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glance/2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glance/2:24.1.0-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glance/2:20.2.0-0ubuntu1.1