Red Hat: 2014:1782-01: openstack-nova: Important Advisory
Summary
OpenStack Compute (nova) launches and schedules large networks of virtual
machines, creating a redundant and scalable cloud computing platform.
Compute provides the software, control panels, and APIs required to
orchestrate a cloud, including running virtual machine instances, managing
networks, and controlling access through users and projects.
A race condition flaw was found in the way the nova VMware driver handled
VNC port allocation. An authenticated user could use this flaw to gain
unauthorized console access to instances belonging to other tenants by
repeatedly spawning new instances. Note that only nova setups using the
VMware driver and the VNC proxy service were affected. (CVE-2014-8750)
CVE-2014-2573, the fix for which was provided with the initial release of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7, describes a flaw in the nova VMware driver. An authenticated user
could exceed their quota by placing an image into rescue and then deleting
it, causing the rescue image to be left behind.
It was found that the fix for CVE-2014-2573 was incomplete. A virtual
machine could be forced into the ERROR state from rescue by issuing a
suspend command. Virtual machines deleted from the ERROR state would still
leave the rescue image behind, allowing a user to exceed their quota. Note
that only setups using the nova VMware driver were affected.
(CVE-2014-3608)
The CVE-2014-3608 issue was discovered by Garth Mollett of Red Hat Product
Security.
The openstack-nova packages have been upgraded to upstream version
2014.1.3, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the
previous version. (BZ#1149737)
This update also fixes the following bug:
* Previously, unhandled database deadlock conditions triggered with some
database configuration edge cases. "Deadlock found when trying to get lock;
try restarting transaction" messages may have been logged, and database
transactions may have been lost. With this update, actions are retried on
deadlock conditions, resulting in robust database communication.
(BZ#1141972)
All openstack-nova users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which correct these issues and add these enhancements.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3608 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8750 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 for RHEL 7:
Source:
openstack-nova-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.src.rpm
noarch:
openstack-nova-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-api-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-cells-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-cert-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-common-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-compute-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-conductor-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-console-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-doc-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-network-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-novncproxy-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-objectstore-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-nova-scheduler-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
python-nova-2014.1.3-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
Updated openstack-nova packages that fix two security issues, multiplebugs, and add enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOpenStack Platform 5.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 for RHEL 7 - noarch
Bugs Fixed
1141972 - nova conductor's log is full of deadlock errors1148253 - CVE-2014-3608 openstack-nova: incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2573, Nova VMware driver still leaks rescued images
1149737 - Rebase openstack-nova to 2014.1.3
1152346 - CVE-2014-8750 openstack-nova: Nova VMware driver may connect VNC to another tenant's console