CVE-2015-1851 OpenStack Cinder file disclosure in image convert
Authenticated users can read arbitrary files on the server by uploading a crafted qcow2 image to OpenStack Cinder.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1851?
CVE-2015-1851 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 25 Jun 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenStack Cinder before 2014.1.5 (icehouse), 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 (juno), and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.1 (kilo) allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qcow2 signature in an image to the upload-to-image command.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1851?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including cinder. It affects 4 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
cinder PyPI | All versions | 7.0.0a0 |
cinder PyPI | All versions | 7.0.0a0 |
cinder PyPI | All versions | 7.0.0a0 |
Linux distribution packages (9)
openstack-cinder Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.4-1.1.el6ost |
openstack-cinder-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.4-1.1.el6ost |
python-cinder Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:2014.1.4-1.1.el6ost |
openstack-cinder Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.4-1.1.el7ost |
openstack-cinder-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.4-1.1.el7ost |
python-cinder Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.1.4-1.1.el7ost |
openstack-cinder Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.2.3-3.1.el7ost |
openstack-cinder-doc Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.2.3-3.1.el7ost |
python-cinder Red Hat:openstack:6::el7 | All versions | 0:2014.2.3-3.1.el7ost |
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Openstack Icehouse, Openstack Juno, Openstack Kilo.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1851?
Upgrade cinder to 7.0.0a0 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-1851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1851, DSA-3292-1, GHSA-9hcj-h2qc-689p, PYSEC-2026-789, RHSA-2015:1206.