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Debian: DSA-4056-1 Critical Update for Nova Filter Bypass Issue

George Shuklin from servers.com discovered that Nova, a cloud computing fabric controller, did not correctly enforce its image- or hosts-filters. This allowed an authenticated user to bypass those filters by simply rebuilding an instance. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4056-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond December 07, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : nova CVE ID : CVE-2017-16239 Debian Bug : 882009 George Shuklin from servers.com discovered that Nova, a cloud computing fabric controller, did not correctly enforce its image- or hosts-filters. This allowed an authenticated user to bypass those filters by simply rebuilding an instance. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2:14.0.0-4+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your nova packages. For the detailed security status of nova please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/nova Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Uncover the resolution for Debian's DSA-4056-1 related to the bypass of Nova's image filter exploited by authorized users.. Debian Security,Nova Update,Cloud Computing,Image Security. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 07, 2017 •Critical Debian