USN-3448-1: OpenStack Keystone vulnerability
Publication date
11 October 2017
Overview
OpenStack Keystone would allow unintended access over the network.
Releases
Packages
- keystone - OpenStack identity service
Details
Boris Bobrov discovered that OpenStack Keystone incorrectly handled
federation mapping when there are rules in which group-based assignments
are not used. A remote authenticated user may receive all the roles
assigned to a project regardless of the federation mapping, contrary to
expectations.
Boris Bobrov discovered that OpenStack Keystone incorrectly handled
federation mapping when there are rules in which group-based assignments
are not used. A remote authenticated user may receive all the roles
assigned to a project regardless of the federation mapping, contrary to
expectations.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | keystone – 2:9.3.0-0ubuntu3.1 | ||
| python-keystone – 2:9.3.0-0ubuntu3.1 | |||
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