QID 240179

Date Published: 2022-03-28

QID 240179: Red Hat Update for OpenStack Platform 16.2 (RHSA-2022:0996)

openstack networking (neutron) is a virtual network service for openstack. just as openstack compute (nova) provides an api to dynamically request and configure virtual servers, openstack networking provides an api to dynamically request and configure virtual networks.
These networks connect 'interfaces' from other openstack services (e.g. virtual nics from compute vms).
The openstack networking api supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities (e.g. qos, acls, network monitoring, etc.)

Security Fix(es):
  • routes middleware memory leak for nonexistent controllers

Affected Products:

  • Red Hat openstack 16.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat openstack for ibm power 16.2 ppc64le



Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:0996 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 240179

    CVE-2021-40797 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:0996 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0996
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