=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3195-1
February 10, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Nova-LXD could allow unintended access to LXD instances over the network.

Software Description:
- nova-lxd: Openstack Compute - LXD container hypervisor support

Details:

James Page discovered that Nova-LXD incorrectly set up virtual network devices
when creating LXD instances. This could result in an unintended firewall
configuration.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-nova-lxd                 13.2.0-0ubuntu1.16.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes for
new instances. However, existing instances will still be affected and must be
manually updated.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3195-1
  CVE-2017-5936, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1656847

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova-lxd/13.2.0-0ubuntu1.16.04.1

Ubuntu 3195-1: Nova-LXD vulnerability

February 10, 2017
Nova-LXD could allow unintended access to LXD instances over the network.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: python-nova-lxd 13.2.0-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes for new instances. However, existing instances will still be affected and must be manually updated.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3195-1

CVE-2017-5936, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1656847

Severity
February 10, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova-lxd/13.2.0-0ubuntu1.16.04.1

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