openstack-nova: symlink attack [LWN.net]

Package(s):

openstack-nova

CVE #(s):

CVE-2012-3447

Created:

August 21, 2012

Updated:

August 22, 2012

Description:

From the CVE entry

virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361.

Alerts:

Fedora

FEDORA-2012-11756

2012-08-21

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