QID 241265

Date Published: 2023-03-16

QID 241265: Red Hat Update for multiple OpenStack Platforms (RHSA-2023:1278)

Openstack compute (codename nova) is open source software designed.to provision and manage large networks of virtual machines, creating a.redundant and scalable cloud computing platform.
It gives you the software,.control panels, and apis required to orchestrate a cloud, including running.instances, managing networks, and controlling access through users and.projects.
Openstack compute strives to be both hardware and hypervisor.agnostic, currently supporting a variety of standard hardware.configurations and seven major hypervisors...Security Fix(es):

    arbitrary file access through custom vmdk flat descriptor.
Affected Products:
    Red Hat openstack for ibm power 16.2 ppc64le.
    Red hat openstack for ibm power 16.1 ppc64le.
    Red hat openstack 16.2 x86_64.
    Red hat openstack 16.1 x86_64.
    Red hat openstack director deployment tools 16.2 x86_64.
    Red hat openstack director deployment tools 16.1 x86_64.
    Red hat openstack director deployment tools for ibm power le 16.2 ppc64le.
    Red hat openstack director deployment tools for ibm power le 16.1 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 8 x86_64.
    Cinderlib 16.2 x86_64.
    Cinderlib 16.1 x86_64.
    Cinderlib for ibm power le 16.2 ppc64le.
    Cinderlib for ibm power le 16.1 ppc64le.
    Red hat openstack 13 - extended life cycle support 13 x86_64.
    Red hat openstack 13 for ibm power - extended life cycle support 13 ppc64le.
    Red hat openstack 13 director deployment tools - extended life cycle support 13 x86_64.
    Red hat openstack 13 director deployment tools for ibm power le - extended life cycle support 13 ppc64le.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.7 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:1278 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 241265

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:1278 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1278