CVE-2014-8124

Publication date 12 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) before 2014.1.3 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.1 does not properly handle session records when using a db or memcached session engine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of requests to the login page.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
horizon	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.10 utopic	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1:2014.1.4-0ubuntu2
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
python-django-openstack-auth	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.10 utopic	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

the fix for CVE-2014-8124 introduced a regression, which is fixed here: https://review.openstack.org/#/c/142737/

seth-arnold

The python-django-openstack-auth regression fix is currently only included in the wily package (2015-5-14) -- however, no one has complained and testing hasn't demonstrated any problems. horizon in precise does not appear to take the operations that auto- instantiated django sessions in the newer releases; it looks safe.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
horizon	Upstream: https://review.openstack.org/140353 Upstream: https://review.openstack.org/140358 Upstream: https://review.openstack.org/140356
python-django-openstack-auth	Upstream: https://review.openstack.org/140352