USN-1564-1: OpenStack Keystone vulnerability
Publication date
13 September 2012
Overview
OpenStack Keystone did not properly handle user role changes
Releases
Packages
- keystone - OpenStack identity service
Details
Dolph Mathews discovered that when roles are granted and revoked to
users in Keystone, pre-existing tokens were not updated or invalidated
to take the new roles into account. An attacker could use this to
continue to access resources that have been revoked.
Dolph Mathews discovered that when roles are granted and revoked to
users in Keystone, pre-existing tokens were not updated or invalidated
to take the new roles into account. An attacker could use this to
continue to access resources that have been revoked.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.04 precise | keystone – 2012.1+stable~20120824-a16a0ab9-0ubuntu2.2 | ||
| python-keystone – 2012.1+stable~20120824-a16a0ab9-0ubuntu2.2 | |||
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