Thursday, May 31, 2018

[USN-3666-1] Oslo middleware vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3666-1
May 31, 2018

python-oslo.middleware vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Applications using Oslo middleware could be made to expose sensitive
information.

Software Description:
- python-oslo.middleware: WSGI middleware components for OpenStack

Details:

Divya K Konoor discovered Oslo middleware was vulnerable to an information
disclosure. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive
information from OpenStack component error logs.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
python-oslo.middleware 3.8.0-2ubuntu1
python-oslo.middleware-doc 3.8.0-2ubuntu1

After a standard system update you need to restart OpenStack services to
make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3666-1
CVE-2017-2592, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1628031

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-oslo.middleware/3.8.0-2ubuntu1

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