Description
The v2 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary non-protected images via an image deletion request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4573.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | glance | 2012.1.1-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | glance | 2012.1.1-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | glance | 2012.1.1-3 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | glance | < 11.0.0a0 | 11.0.0a0 | GHSA-vwr9-9f8v-vp5m |
References
- 51174 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/b591304b8980d8aca8fa6cda9ea1621aca000c88
- [oss-security] 20121108 Re: [OSSA 2012-017] Authentication bypass for image deletion (CVE-2012-4573) mailing-list
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1076506
- 56437 vdb-entry
- glance-v2api-security-bypass(80019) vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2012-17901 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20121107 [OSSA 2012-017] Authentication bypass for image deletion (CVE-2012-4573) mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20121109 [OSSA 2012-017.1] Authentication bypass for image deletion (CVE-2012-4573, CVE-2012-5482) ERRATA 1 mailing-list
- 87248 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/fc0ee7623ec59c87ac6fc671e95a9798d6f2e2c3
- [oss-security] 20121109 Re: Re: [OSSA 2012-017] Authentication bypass for image deletion (CVE-2012-4573) mailing-list
- SUSE-SU-2012:1455 vendor-advisory