Description
OpenStack Identity (Keystone) before 2014.1.5 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 logs the backend_argument configuration option content, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords and other sensitive backend information by reading the Keystone logs.
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 | 2015.1.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | keystone | 2015.1.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | keystone | 2015.1.0-1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | openstack-keystone | 2014.2.4.juno-17.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2325-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | openstack-keystone-doc | 2014.2.4.juno-17.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:2325-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | openstack-nova +1 | 2014.2.4.juno-29.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2325-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | openstack-swift +1 | 2.1.0-14.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2325-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | keystone | >= 2011.3, < 2014.1.5 | 2014.1.5 | GHSA-jwpw-ppj5-7h4w |
| PyPI | keystone | >= 2014.2, < 2014.2.4 | 2014.2.4 | GHSA-jwpw-ppj5-7h4w |
| PyPI | keystone | >= 2011.3, < 2014.1.5 · >= 2014.2, < 2014.2.4 | 2014.1.5, 2014.2.4 | PYSEC-2026-655 |
Advisories 1
- SUSE-SU-2016:2325-1 Security update for openstack-keystone, openstack-nova, and openstack-swift SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026