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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Oslo middleware vulnerability (USN-3666-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 110285

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

Divya K Konoor discovered Oslo middleware was vulnerable to an information disclosure. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from OpenStack component error logs.

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Solution

Update the affected python-oslo.middleware and / or python3-oslo.middleware packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3666-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 110285

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3666-1.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/1/2018

Updated: 10/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-2592

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-oslo.middleware, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-oslo-middleware, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-oslo.middleware, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-oslo-middleware

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2592

USN: 3666-1