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title: "CVE-2013-4155\n | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-4155
Publication date 7 August 2013
Last updated 24 July 2024
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Ubuntu priority
**Medium**
[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )
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## Description
OpenStack Swift before 1.9.1 in Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana allows
authenticated users to cause a denial of service ("superfluous" tombstone
consumption and Swift cluster slowdown) via a DELETE request with a
timestamp that is older than expected.
## Status
Show unmaintained releases
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| swift | 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Fixed 1.8.0-0ubuntu1.3 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 1.7.4-0ubuntu2.3 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1.4.8-0ubuntu2.3 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4155?format=md#patch-details)
### Patch details
For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| swift | * Upstream: * Upstream: |
## References
* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4155)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4155)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-4155)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4155)
### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
+ [USN-2001-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2001-1)
+ Swift vulnerability
+ 23 October 2013
### Other references
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