USN-4480-1: OpenStack Keystone vulnerabilities

1 September 2020

Several security issues were fixed in OpenStack Keystone.

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It was discovered that OpenStack Keystone incorrectly handled EC2
credentials. An authenticated attacker with a limited scope could possibly
create EC2 credentials with escalated permissions. (CVE-2020-12689,
CVE-2020-12691)

It was discovered that OpenStack Keystone incorrectly handled the list of
roles provided with OAuth1 access tokens. An authenticated user could
possibly end up with more role assignments than intended. (CVE-2020-12690)

It was discovered that OpenStack Keystone incorrectly handled EC2 signature
TTL checks. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to reuse
Authorization headers. (CVE-2020-12692)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04

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

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