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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 2501-2 Critical: OpenStack Glance Memory Leak

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Calendar Grey July 11, 2012
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To address the Nova vulnerability affecting Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, follow a structured approach for updates, security measures, and community support
Nova could be made to not respond if passed specially crafted input.

Summary

Nova could be made to not respond if passed specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- nova: OpenStack Compute cloud infrastructure

Details:

Dan Prince discovered that the Nova scheduler, when using

DifferentHostFilter or SameHostFilter, would make repeated database

instance lookup calls based on passed scheduler hints. An authenticated

attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu moderate severity nova

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-nova                     2012.1+stable~20120612-3ee026e-0ubuntu1.2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1501-1

CVE-2012-3371

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July 11, 2012

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu moderate severity nova

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/2012.1+stable~20120612-3ee026e-0ubuntu1.2

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