=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2311-2
August 21, 2014
ceilometer vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
OpenStack Ceilometer could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- ceilometer: OpenStack Telemetry service
Details:
USN-2311-1 fixed vulnerabilities in pyCADF. This update provides the
corresponding updates for OpenStack Ceilometer.
Original advisory details:
Zhi Kun Liu discovered that pyCADF incorrectly filtered certain tokens.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain authentication tokens
used in REST requests.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
ceilometer-common 2014.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2311-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2311-1
CVE-2014-4615
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ceilometer/2014.1.2-0ubuntu1.1