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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.3179
USN-4104-1: Nova vulnerability
21 August 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Nova
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-14433
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4104-1/
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running Nova check for an updated version of the software for their
operating system.
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USN-4104-1: Nova vulnerability
19 August 2019
nova vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Nova could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description
o nova - OpenStack Compute cloud infrastructure
Details
Donny Davis discovered that the Nova Compute service could return configuration
or other information in response to a failed API request in some situations. A
remote attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
nova-compute - 2:19.0.1-0ubuntu2.1
python3-nova - 2:19.0.1-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
nova-compute - 2:17.0.10-0ubuntu2.1
python-nova - 2:17.0.10-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
nova-compute - 2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5
python-nova - 2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2019-14433
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