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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2004-1

Posted on 24 October 2013
Source : packetstormsecurity.org Link

 

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2004-1
October 23, 2013

python-glanceclient vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.04

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- python-glanceclient: Client library for Openstack glance server.

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 man in the middle attack.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.04:
python-glanceclient 1:0.9.0-0ubuntu1.2

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

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2004-1
CVE-2013-4111

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-glanceclient/1:0.9.0-0ubuntu1.2

 

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