=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1731-1
February 21, 2013
cinder vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
Summary:
Cinder could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- cinder: Cinder storage service - api server
Details:
Stuart Stent discovered that Cinder would allow XML entity processing. A
remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this using the Cinder API to
cause a denial of service via resource exhaustion. (CVE-2013-1664)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10:
python-cinder 2012.2.1-0ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1731-1
CVE-2013-1664
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cinder/2012.2.1-0ubuntu1.1