Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6884-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6884-1
July 08, 2024

nova vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 23.10
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Nova would allow unintended access to files over the network.

Software Description:
– nova: OpenStack Compute cloud infrastructure

Details:

Martin Kaesberger discovered that Nova incorrectly handled QCOW2 image
processing. An authenticated user could use this issue to access arbitrary
files on the server, possibly exposing sensitive information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
nova-common 3:29.0.1-0ubuntu1.3
python3-nova 3:29.0.1-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 23.10
nova-common 3:28.0.1-0ubuntu1.3
python3-nova 3:28.0.1-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
nova-common 3:25.2.1-0ubuntu2.3
python3-nova 3:25.2.1-0ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
nova-common 2:21.2.4-0ubuntu2.8
python3-nova 2:21.2.4-0ubuntu2.8

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6884-1
CVE-2024-32498

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/3:29.0.1-0ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/3:28.0.1-0ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/3:25.2.1-0ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/2:21.2.4-0ubuntu2.8