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Ubuntu: 2207-1 Moderate Timing Attack: OpenStack Swift File Access

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OpenStack Swift would allow unintended access to files over the network.

=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2207-1
May 06, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

OpenStack Swift would allow unintended access to files over the network.

Software Description:
- swift: OpenStack distributed virtual object store

Details:

Samuel Merritt discovered a timing attack vulnerability in OpenStack Swift.
If Swift was configured to use the TempURL middleware, an attacker could
exploit this to guess valid secret URLs and obtain unintended access to
objects publicly shared with specific recipients.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.10:
  python-swift                    1.10.0-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  python-swift                    1.7.4-0ubuntu2.4

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-swift                    1.4.8-0ubuntu2.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2207-1
  CVE-2014-0006

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/1.10.0-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/1.7.4-0ubuntu2.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/1.4.8-0ubuntu2.4




Ubuntu: 2207-1 Moderate Timing Attack: OpenStack Swift File Access

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 6, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
OpenStack Swift flaw exposes unauthorized file access. Upgrade Ubuntu to address crucial security threat.
OpenStack Swift would allow unintended access to files over the network.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: python-swift 1.10.0-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: python-swift 1.7.4-0ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python-swift 1.4.8-0ubuntu2.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2207-1

CVE-2014-0006

Severity
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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2207-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/1.10.0-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/1.7.4-0ubuntu2.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/1.4.8-0ubuntu2.4

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