=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1565-1
September 13, 2012
horizon vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
OpenStack Horizon could help expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- horizon: Web interface for OpenStack cloud infrastructure
Details:
Thomas Biege discovered that the Horizon authentication mechanism
did not validate the next parameter. An attacker could use this to
construct a link to legitimate OpenStack web dashboard that redirected
the user to a malicious website after authentication.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
openstack-dashboard 2012.1.3+stable~20120815-691dd2-0ubuntu1.1
python-django-horizon 2012.1.3+stable~20120815-691dd2-0ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1565-1
CVE-2012-3540
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/horizon/2012.1.3+stable~20120815-691dd2-0ubuntu1.1