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Ubuntu 22.10, 22.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS: USN-5852-1 Critical Swift Info Leak

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Calendar Grey February 9, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
High severity security advisory for Ubuntu users: A vulnerability may lead to data leaks. Update systems and follow mitigation steps to protect sensitive info
OpenStack Swift could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

OpenStack Swift could be made to expose sensitive information over the

network.

Software Description:

- swift: OpenStack distributed virtual object store

Details:

It was discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly handled certain XML

files. A remote authenticated user could possibly use this issue to obtain

arbitrary file contents containing sensitive information from the server.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory information leak update instructions ubuntu openstack swift sensitive data exposure

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
   python3-swift                   2.30.1-0ubuntu1
   swift                           2.30.1-0ubuntu1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   python3-swift                   2.29.2-0ubuntu1
   swift                           2.29.2-0ubuntu1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   python3-swift                   2.25.2-0ubuntu1.1
   swift                           2.25.2-0ubuntu1.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5852-1

CVE-2022-47950

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February 09, 2023

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Topics Covered

security advisory information leak update instructions ubuntu openstack swift sensitive data exposure

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/2.30.1-0ubuntu1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/2.29.2-0ubuntu1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/2.25.2-0ubuntu1.1

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