Red Hat OpenStack Platform update for openstack-nova

1) External Control of File Name or Path

EUVDB-ID: #VU71714

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47951

CWE-ID: CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application allows an attacker to control path of the files when processing VMDK flat images. A remote user can create a specially crafted VMDK flat image that references a specific backing file path and convince systems to return a copy of that file's contents from the server, resulting in unauthorized access to potentially sensitive data.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat OpenStack: 16.1 - 16.2

Red Hat OpenStack for IBM Power: 16.1

Red Hat OpenStack Director Deployment Tools: 16.1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 8.0

python-oslo-utils (Red Hat package): before 3.35.1-5.el7ost

openstack-nova (Red Hat package): before 17.0.13-40.el7ost

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openstack:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openstack:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openstack_for_ibm_power:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_openstack_director_deployment_tools:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:python-oslo-utils_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:openstack-nova_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1278

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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