USN-6882-2: Cinder regression

7 November 2024

USN-6882-1 introduced a regression in Cinder.

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Packages

  • cinder - OpenStack storage service

Details

USN-6882-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Cinder. The update caused a regression
in certain environments due to incorrect privilege handling. This update
fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Martin Kaesberger discovered that Cinder incorrectly handled QCOW2 image
processing. An authenticated user could use this issue to access arbitrary
files on the server, possibly exposing sensitive information.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04

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

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