SB2023042650 - Red Hat OpenStack Platform update for openstack-nova



SB2023042650 - Red Hat OpenStack Platform update for openstack-nova

Published: April 26, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023042650
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) State Issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37394)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error, related to port binding. By creating a neutron port with the direct vnic_type, creating an instance bound to that port, and then changing the vnic_type of the bound port to macvtap, an authenticated user may cause the compute service to fail to restart, resulting in a possible denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.