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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1466-1 Severe: Nova Security Group Bypass

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Nova could be prevented from applying security group policy.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1466-1
June 06, 2012

nova vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10

Summary:

Nova could be prevented from applying security group policy.

Software Description:
- nova: OpenStack Compute cloud infrastructure

Details:

It was discovered that, when defining security groups in Nova using
the EC2 or OS APIs, specifying the network protocol (e.g. 'TCP') in
the incorrect case would cause the security group to not be applied
correctly. An attacker could use this to bypass Nova security group
restrictions.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-nova                     2012.1-0ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 11.10:
  python-nova                     2011.3-0ubuntu6.7

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1466-1
  CVE-2012-2654

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/2012.1-0ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/2011.3-0ubuntu6.7

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1466-1 Severe: Nova Security Group Bypass

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 6, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1466-1 addresses a nova-related flaw impacting the rules of security groups; corrective measures released.
Nova could be prevented from applying security group policy.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python-nova 2012.1-0ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 11.10: python-nova 2011.3-0ubuntu6.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1466-1

CVE-2012-2654

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June 06, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/2012.1-0ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/2011.3-0ubuntu6.7

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