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SUSE: 2018:1448-1 Low: OpenStack-Nova Security Issue Fix
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May 28, 2018
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now available
Summary
This update for openstack-nova fixes the following bugs and security issues: The following security-issue has been fixed: - CVE-2017-18191: libvirt: Block swap volume attempts with encrypted volumes. (bsc#1081685) Additionally, the following bugs have been fixed: - Set TasksMax to infinity for openstack-nova-compute. (bsc#1070603) - Fix qemu-img convert image incompatability in alpine linux. (bsc#1073933) - Update openstack-nova-placement-api handling. + Remove the systemd .service file. the placement-api should run in a real WSGI container. + Add a apache vhost sample configuration. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
References
#1070603 #1073933 #1081685
Cross- CVE-2017-18191
Affected Products:
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18191.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1070603
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073933
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1081685
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1448-1
Rating: low
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