=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3666-1
May 31, 2018
python-oslo.middleware vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Applications using Oslo middleware could be made to expose sensitive
information.
Software Description:
- python-oslo.middleware: WSGI middleware components for OpenStack
Details:
Divya K Konoor discovered Oslo middleware was vulnerable to an information
disclosure. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive
information from OpenStack component error logs.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
python-oslo.middleware 3.8.0-2ubuntu1
python-oslo.middleware-doc 3.8.0-2ubuntu1
After a standard system update you need to restart OpenStack services to
make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3666-1
CVE-2017-2592, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1628031
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-oslo.middleware/3.8.0-2ubuntu1