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Today's Topics:

1. [USN-1626-2] Glance vulnerability (Jamie Strandboge)


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:19:23 -0600
From: Jamie Strandboge <jamie@canonical.com>
To: ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: [USN-1626-2] Glance vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1626-2
November 09, 2012

glance vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10

Summary:

Glance could be made to delete arbitrary images.

Software Description:
- glance: OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service

Details:

USN-1626-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the v1 API of Glance. This update
provides the corresponding updates for the v2 API.

Original advisory details:

Gabe Westmaas discovered that Glance did not always properly enforce access
controls when deleting images. An authenticated user could delete arbitrary
images by using the v1 API under certain circumstances.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.10:
python-glance 2012.2-0ubuntu2.3

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

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1626-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1626-1
CVE-2012-4573

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glance/2012.2-0ubuntu2.3




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