Red Hat update for openstack-nova

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU6848

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7214

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in exception_wrapper.py. A remote attacker can cause an ERROR level logs and reveal legacy notification exception contexts that may include sensitive information such as account passwords and authorization tokens.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat OpenStack: 9

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1508

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.