Openstack keystone: openstack keystone: authorization bypass via improper ec2 token handling
Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in OpenStack Keystone. This vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions. This occurs because OpenStack Keystone does not properly handle EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) tokens when a user's role has been removed from a tenant. An attacker can leverage a token associated with a removed user role to gain unauthorized access.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094286.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1556.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1557.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51423
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51436
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56726
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1641-1
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5571
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1064914
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80333
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/37308dd4f3e33f7bd0f71d83fd51734d1870713b
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/8735009dc5b895db265a1cd573f39f4acfca2a19
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/9d68b40cb9ea818c48152e6c712ff41586ad9653
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