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[USN-1851-1] python-keystoneclient vulnerability

Posted on 04 June 2013
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1851-1
June 03, 2013

python-keystoneclient vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.04

Summary:

The python client library for Keystone did not properly verify expired PK=
I
tokens.

Software Description:
- python-keystoneclient: Client library for OpenStack Identity API

Details:

Eoghan Glynn and Alex Meade discovered that python-keystoneclient did not=

properly perform expiry checks for the PKI tokens used in Keystone. If
Keystone were setup to use PKI tokens (the default in Ubuntu 13.04), a
previously authenticated user could continue to use a PKI token for longe=
r
than intended.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.04:
python-keystoneclient 1:0.2.3-0ubuntu2.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.=


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1851-1
CVE-2013-2104

Package Information:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-keystoneclient/1:0.2.3-0ubunt=
u2.2





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