Description
In OpenStack Swift through 2.38.0, S3API middleware does not enforce that semantic x-amz-* headers are covered by the SigV4 signature on presigned URL requests. An attacker who obtains a presigned PUT URL can inject an unsigned X-Amz-Copy-Source header, causing Swift to perform a server-side copy from an arbitrary source object using the signer's authorization context. The attacker can read any object the signer has access to, provided the target project_id, container name, and object name are known. This affects all deployments using the default s3_acl=false configuration.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack | Swift | 2.18.0 – < 2.35.4, 2.36.0 – < 2.36.3, 2.37.0 – < 2.37.3, 2.38.0 | 2.35.4 |
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 | swift | 2.37.1-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | swift | 2.35.1-0+deb13u3 | — |
| Debian 12 | swift | 2.30.1-0+deb12u3 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | swift | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | swift | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | swift | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | swift | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | swift | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | swift | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | swift | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/2158733 issue-tracking
- https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/28/26 mailing-list vendor-advisory
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-030.html vendor-advisory