Advisory Published

USN-4104-1: Nova vulnerability

First published: Mon Aug 19 2019(Updated: )

Donny Davis discovered that the Nova Compute service could return configuration or other information in response to a failed API request in some situations. A remote attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/nova-compute<2:19.0.1-0ubuntu2.1
2:19.0.1-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=19.04
All of
ubuntu/python3-nova<2:19.0.1-0ubuntu2.1
2:19.0.1-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=19.04
All of
ubuntu/nova-compute<2:17.0.10-0ubuntu2.1
2:17.0.10-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=18.04
All of
ubuntu/python-nova<2:17.0.10-0ubuntu2.1
2:17.0.10-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=18.04
All of
ubuntu/nova-compute<2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5
2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=16.04
All of
ubuntu/python-nova<2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5
2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=16.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is USN-4104-1.

  • Who discovered this vulnerability?

    Donny Davis discovered this vulnerability.

  • What is the impact of this vulnerability?

    A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to expose sensitive information.

  • Which software is affected by this vulnerability?

    The Nova Compute service and the python3-nova package are affected.

  • How can I fix this vulnerability?

    Please update the affected software to version 2:19.0.1-0ubuntu2.1 or later.

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