Advisory Published

USN-4036-1: OpenStack Neutron vulnerability

First published: Tue Jun 25 2019(Updated: )

Erik Olof Gunnar Andersson discovered that OpenStack Neutron incorrectly handled certain security group rules in the iptables firewall module. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to block further application of security group rules for other instances.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/python-neutron<2:13.0.2-0ubuntu3.4
2:13.0.2-0ubuntu3.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.10
All of
ubuntu/python3-neutron<2:13.0.2-0ubuntu3.4
2:13.0.2-0ubuntu3.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.10
All of
ubuntu/python-neutron<2:8.4.0-0ubuntu7.4
2:8.4.0-0ubuntu7.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this OpenStack Neutron vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID for this OpenStack Neutron vulnerability is USN-4036-1.

  • What is the impact of this vulnerability?

    An authenticated attacker could use this vulnerability to block further application of security group rules for other instances.

  • How can I check if I am affected by this vulnerability?

    You can check if you are affected by this vulnerability by verifying the version of the affected software on your Ubuntu system.

  • How do I fix this vulnerability?

    To fix this vulnerability, update the affected packages to the specified versions available from the Ubuntu repositories.

  • Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

    More information about this vulnerability can be found on the Ubuntu security advisory page and the launchpad.net links provided in the references.

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