First published: Mon Oct 26 2015(Updated: )
OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) allows remote authenticated users to bypass the storage quota and cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting images that are being uploaded using a token that expires during the process. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9623.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
OpenStack Glance | <=2014.2.3 | |
OpenStack Glance | =2015.1.0 | |
OpenStack Glance | =2015.1.1 |
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CVE-2015-5286 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service through disk consumption.
To fix CVE-2015-5286, upgrade OpenStack Glance to version 2014.2.4 or 2015.1.2 or later.
CVE-2015-5286 affects remote authenticated users of OpenStack Image Service (Glance) versions prior to 2014.2.4 and 2015.1.2.
The vulnerability in CVE-2015-5286 allows users to bypass storage quotas by deleting images that are in the process of being uploaded.
There are no officially documented workarounds for CVE-2015-5286, so the recommended action is to apply the patch or upgrade.