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[USN-2194-1] OpenStack Neutron vulnerability

Posted on 05 May 2014
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2194-1
May 05, 2014

neutron vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10

Summary:

OpenStack Neutron would allow unintended access to other tenant networks.=


Software Description:
- neutron: Openstack Virtual Network Service

Details:

Aaron Rosen discovered that OpenStack Neutron did not properly perform
authorization checks when creating ports when using plugins relying on th=
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l3-agent. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to access th=
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network of other tenants.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.10:
python-neutron 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-2194-1
CVE-2014-0056

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/neutron/1:2013.2.3-0ubuntu1.1

 

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