Description
OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.3, and Juno before Juno-3, when using the V2 API, does not properly enforce the image_size_cap configuration option, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by uploading a large image.
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 | 2014.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | glance | 2014.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | glance | 2014.1.3-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | glance | 1:2014.1.2-0ubuntu1.1 | USN-2322-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack 5 | python-glance +2 | 2014.1.2-3.el7ost | RHSA-2014:1338, RHSA-2014:1337 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 4 | python-glance +2 | 2013.2.4-1.el6ost | RHSA-2014:1685 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | glance | < 11.0.0a0 | 11.0.0a0 | GHSA-479j-jf2p-38pg |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2014:1338 Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-glance security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 1, 2026
- RHSA-2014:1685 Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-glance security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 1, 2026
- RHSA-2014:1337 Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-glance security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 1, 2026
- USN-2322-1 glance vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20140821 [OSSA 2014-028] Glance store DoS through disk space exhaustion (CVE-2014-5356) mailing-list
- USN-2322-1 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:1337 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:1685 vendor-advisory
- 60743 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1315321
- RHSA-2014:1338 vendor-advisory