Description
OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) 2013.2 through 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 logs a URL containing the Swift store backend password when authentication fails and WARNING level logging is enabled, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log.
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 | 2013.2.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | glance | 2013.2.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | glance | 2013.2.2-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack 4 | python-glance +2 | 2013.2.2-2.el6ost | RHSA-2014:0229 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | glance | < 11.0.0a0 | 11.0.0a0 | GHSA-4xw6-hj5p-4j79 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2014:0229 Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-glance security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 1, 2026
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1275062
- 56419 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2014:0229 vendor-advisory
- 65507 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20140212 [OSSA 2014-004] Glance Swift store backend password leak (CVE-2014-1948) mailing-list