Description
OpenStack Keystone Grizzly before 2013.1, Folsom 2012.1.3 and earlier, and Essex does not properly check if the (1) user, (2) tenant, or (3) domain is enabled when using EC2-style authentication, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass access restrictions.
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 | keystone | 2012.1.1-13 | — |
| Debian 13 | keystone | 2012.1.1-13 | — |
| Debian 12 | keystone | 2012.1.1-13 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack 2 | python-keystone +2 | 2012.2.3-3.el6ost | RHSA-2013:0596 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | keystone | < 8.0.0a0 | 8.0.0a0 | GHSA-8833-qrvm-wc3h |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2013:0596 Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-keystone security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 8, 2026
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1121494
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/22321/
- [oss-security] 20130219 [OSSA 2013-005] Keystone EC2-style authentication accepts disabled user/tenants (CVE-2013-0282) mailing-list
- https://launchpad.net/keystone/grizzly/2013.1
- https://launchpad.net/keystone/+milestone/2012.2.4
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/22319/
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/22320/