Description
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack | Neutron | 25.0.0 – < 25.2.4, 26.0.0 – < 26.0.4, 27.0.0 – < 27.0.3, 28.0.0 – < 28.0.1 | 25.2.4 |
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 | neutron | 2:28.0.0-7 | — |
| Debian 13 | neutron | 2:26.0.3-0+deb13u2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | neutron | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | neutron | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | neutron | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | neutron | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | neutron | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | neutron | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | neutron | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | neutron | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | neutron | < 28.0.1 | 28.0.1 | GHSA-qmc5-gv6v-8p22 |