1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6883-1

USN-6883-1: OpenStack Glance vulnerability

Publication date

8 July 2024

Overview

OpenStack Glance would allow unintended access to files over the network.

Releases

Packages

  • glance - OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service

Details

Martin Kaesberger discovered that Glance 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 Glance 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 glance-common –  2:28.0.1-0ubuntu1.2
23.10 mantic glance-common –  2:27.0.0-0ubuntu1.2
22.04 jammy glance-common –  2:24.2.1-0ubuntu1.2
20.04 focal glance-common –  2:20.2.0-0ubuntu1.2

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