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Addressing Moderate Swift Object Deletion Problems in OpenStack 6.0 RHEL

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Updated openstack-swift packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: openstack-swift security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2015:1681-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1681.html
Issue date:        2015-08-24
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-1856 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

Updated openstack-swift packages that fix one security issue are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate 
security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base 
score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the 
CVE link in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 for RHEL 7 - noarch

3. Description:

OpenStack Object Storage (swift) provides object storage in virtual
containers, which allows users to store and retrieve files (arbitrary
data). The service's distributed architecture supports horizontal scaling;
redundancy as failure-proofing is provided through software-based data
replication. Because Object Storage supports asynchronous eventual
consistency replication, it is well suited to multiple data-center
deployment.

A flaw was found in openstack-swift where an authenticated user may 
delete the most recent version of a versioned object regardless of 
ownership. To exploit this flaw an attacker most know the name of the 
object and have listing access to the x-versions-location container. 
(CVE-2015-1856)

Red Hat would like to thank the OpenStack project for reporting this 
issue. Upstream acknowledges Clay Gerrard of SwiftStack as the 
original reporter.

All users of openstack-swift are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which correct this issue. After installing this update, the
OpenStack Object Storage services will be restarted automatically.

4. Solution:

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1209994 - CVE-2015-1856 OpenStack Swift: unauthorized deletion of versioned Swift object

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 for RHEL 7:

Source:
openstack-swift-2.2.0-4.el7ost.src.rpm

noarch:
openstack-swift-2.2.0-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-swift-account-2.2.0-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-swift-container-2.2.0-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-swift-doc-2.2.0-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-swift-object-2.2.0-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm
openstack-swift-proxy-2.2.0-4.el7ost.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/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1856
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
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Addressing Moderate Swift Object Deletion Problems in OpenStack 6.0 RHEL

red hat
Calendar Grey August 24, 2015
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Recent updates to openstack-swift packages address a significant security concern in Red Hat OpenStack Platform; comprehensive advisory provided.
Updated openstack-swift packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0

Solution

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

OpenStack Object Storage (swift) provides object storage in virtual containers, which allows users to store and retrieve files (arbitrary data). The service's distributed architecture supports horizontal scaling; redundancy as failure-proofing is provided through software-based data replication. Because Object Storage supports asynchronous eventual consistency replication, it is well suited to multiple data-center deployment.
A flaw was found in openstack-swift where an authenticated user may delete the most recent version of a versioned object regardless of ownership. To exploit this flaw an attacker most know the name of the object and have listing access to the x-versions-location container. (CVE-2015-1856)
Red Hat would like to thank the OpenStack project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Clay Gerrard of SwiftStack as the original reporter.
All users of openstack-swift are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this issue. After installing this update, the OpenStack Object Storage services will be restarted automatically.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1856 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 for RHEL 7:
Source: openstack-swift-2.2.0-4.el7ost.src.rpm
noarch: openstack-swift-2.2.0-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm openstack-swift-account-2.2.0-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm openstack-swift-container-2.2.0-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm openstack-swift-doc-2.2.0-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm openstack-swift-object-2.2.0-4.el7ost.noarch.rpm openstack-swift-proxy-2.2.0-4.el7ost.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-2015:1681-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
Issue date: 2015-08-24

Topic

Updated openstack-swift packages that fix one security issue are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 for RHEL 7 - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1209994 - CVE-2015-1856 OpenStack Swift: unauthorized deletion of versioned Swift object

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