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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1439-1 Moderate Horizon Information Exposure

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Horizon could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1439-1
May 07, 2012

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Horizon could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:
- horizon: Web interface for OpenStack cloud infrastructure

Details:

Matthias Weckbecker discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
in Horizon via the log viewer refrash mechanism. If a user were tricked
into viewing a specially crafted log message, a remote attacker could
exploit this to modify the contents or steal confidential data within the
same domain. (CVE-2012-2094)

Thomas Biege discovered a session fixation vulnerability in Horizon. An
attacker could exploit this to potentially allow access to unauthorized
information and capabilities. (CVE-2012-2144)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-django-horizon           2012.1-0ubuntu8.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1439-1
  CVE-2012-2094, CVE-2012-2144

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/horizon/2012.1-0ubuntu8.1


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1439-1 Moderate Horizon Information Exposure

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 7, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Explore updates for Horizon vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS exposing sensitive information over the network.
Horizon could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python-django-horizon 2012.1-0ubuntu8.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1439-1

CVE-2012-2094, CVE-2012-2144

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May 07, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/horizon/2012.1-0ubuntu8.1

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