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USN-2004-1: python-glanceclient vulnerability

23 October 2013

python-glanceclient could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

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Details

Thomas Leaman discovered that the Python client library for Glance did not
properly verify SSL certificates. A remote attacker could exploit this to
perform a machine-in-the-middle attack.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 13.04

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

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