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Red Hat OpenStack 4.0 RHSA-2014:1686-01 Moderate: Admin Attributes Risk

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Calendar Grey October 22, 2014
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Ubuntu's notice outlines a significant vulnerability patch for openstack-nova, tackling common user exposure and software issues.
Updated openstack-neutron packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

OpenStack Networking (neutron) is a pluggable, scalable, and API-driven system that provisions networking services to virtual machines. Its main function is to manage connectivity to and from virtual machines. As of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0, 'neutron' replaces 'quantum' as the core component of OpenStack Networking.
It was discovered that unprivileged users could in some cases reset admin-only network attributes to their default values. This could lead to unexpected behavior or in some cases result in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-6414)
These updated packages also fix various bugs. Documentation for these bug fixes is available in the Technical Notes document linked to in the References section.
All openstack-neutron users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat DoS moderate severity networking openstack-neutron admin attributes

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6414 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0:
Source: openstack-neutron-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.src.rpm
noarch: openstack-neutron-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-bigswitch-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-brocade-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-cisco-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-hyperv-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-linuxbridge-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-mellanox-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-metaplugin-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-metering-agent-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-midonet-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-ml2-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-nec-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-nicira-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-openvswitch-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-plumgrid-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-ryu-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm openstack-neutron-vpn-agent-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm python-neutron-2013.2.4-5.el6ost.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/


Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1686-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1686.html
Issue date: 2014-10-22

Topic

Updated openstack-neutron packages that fix one security issue and severalbugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat DoS moderate severity networking openstack-neutron admin attributes

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1090421 - neutron-agent-watch fails when deleting failed resource

1102910 - TTL never set on messages, causes messages to live forever

1113104 - Use simplejson instead of json to improve performance

1120146 - neutron-dhcp-agent and neutron-lbaas-agent fail to start

1128295 - Using soft or hard reboot can cause loss of network connectivity

1142012 - CVE-2014-6414 openstack-neutron: Admin-only network attributes may be reset to defaults by non-privileged users1146091 - Rebase openstack-neutron to 2013.2.4

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