Description
The _write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py, reset_configuration function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/postgresql/service/config.py, write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py, _write_mycnf function in trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py, InnoBackupEx::_run_prepare function in trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupEx::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, MySQLDump::cmd in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupExIncremental::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, _get_actual_db_status function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/system.py and trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py, and multiple class CbBackup methods in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py in Openstack DBaaS (aka Trove) as packaged in Openstack before 2015.1.0 (aka Kilo) allows local users to write to configuration files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
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 | openstack-trove | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | openstack-trove | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | openstack-trove | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | openstack-trove | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | openstack-trove | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | openstack-trove | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | openstack-trove | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | openstack-trove +1 | 2014.2.4.juno-15.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:0739-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | trove | < 4.0.0a0 | 4.0.0a0 | GHSA-98c8-36p9-gw66 |
Advisories 1
- SUSE-SU-2016:0739-1 Security update for openstack-trove SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py#L790
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L110
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py#L230
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L55
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/trove/+bug/1398195
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py#L30
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py#L176
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py#L36
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py#L194
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216073
- https://github.com/openstack/trove/blob/master/trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py#L236