USN-6882-1: Cinder vulnerability

Publication date

8 July 2024

Overview

Cinder would allow unintended access to files over the network.


Packages

  • cinder - OpenStack storage service

Details

Martin Kaesberger discovered that Cinder incorrectly handled QCOW2 image
processing. An authenticated user could use this issue to access arbitrary
files on the server, possibly exposing sensitive information.

Martin Kaesberger discovered that Cinder incorrectly handled QCOW2 image
processing. An authenticated user could use this issue to access arbitrary
files on the server, possibly exposing sensitive information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble python3-cinder –  2:24.0.0-0ubuntu1.2
23.10 mantic python3-cinder –  2:23.0.0-0ubuntu1.4
22.04 jammy python3-cinder –  2:20.3.1-0ubuntu1.4
20.04 focal python3-cinder –  2:16.4.2-0ubuntu2.8

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