Ubuntu alert USN-1247-1 (nova)

From:
    	     
 
Jamie Strandboge <jamie@canonical.com> 
To:
    	     
 
ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com 
Subject:
    	     
 
[USN-1247-1] Nova vulnerability 
Date:
    	     
 
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:40:55 -0500
Message-ID:
    	     
 
<1319564455.16989.6.camel@localhost>
Cc:
    	     
 
Ubuntu Security <security@ubuntu.com>
Archive-link:
    	     
 
Article, Thread
              
==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1247-1
October 25, 2011

nova vulnerability
==========================================================================

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

- Ubuntu 11.10

Summary:

Nova could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- nova: OpenStack Compute cloud infrastructure

Details:

An information leak was discovered in Nova. An attacker with access to a
valid EC2_ACCESS_KEY could obtain the corresponding EC2_SECRET_KEY for that
user.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 11.10:
  python-nova                     2011.3-0ubuntu6.2

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

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1247-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/868360

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/2011.3-0ubuntu6.2


-- 
ubuntu-security-announce mailing list
ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Modify settings or unsubscribe at:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...