[USN-6884-1] Nova vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6884-1
July 08, 2024

nova vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Nova would allow unintended access to files over the network.

Software Description:
- nova: OpenStack Compute cloud infrastructure

Details:

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

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   nova-common                     3:29.0.1-0ubuntu1.3
   python3-nova                    3:29.0.1-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 23.10
   nova-common                     3:28.0.1-0ubuntu1.3
   python3-nova                    3:28.0.1-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   nova-common                     3:25.2.1-0ubuntu2.3
   python3-nova                    3:25.2.1-0ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   nova-common                     2:21.2.4-0ubuntu2.8
   python3-nova                    2:21.2.4-0ubuntu2.8

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6884-1
   CVE-2024-32498

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/3:29.0.1-0ubuntu1.3
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/3:28.0.1-0ubuntu1.3
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/3:25.2.1-0ubuntu2.3
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/2:21.2.4-0ubuntu2.8

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