USN-5835-5: Nova vulnerability
Publication date
9 February 2023
Overview
Nova could be made to expose sensitive information.
Releases
Packages
- nova - OpenStack Compute cloud infrastructure
Details
USN-5835-3 fixed vulnerabilities in Nova. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Guillaume Espanel, Pierre Libeau, Arnaud Morin, and Damien Rannou
discovered that Nova 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.
USN-5835-3 fixed vulnerabilities in Nova. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Guillaume Espanel, Pierre Libeau, Arnaud Morin, and Damien Rannou
discovered that Nova 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
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | nova-common – 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.2 | ||
| python-nova – 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.2 | |||
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