USN-6073-9: os-brick regression

Releases

• Ubuntu 23.04
• Ubuntu 22.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

• python-os-brick - Library for managing local volume attaches

Details

USN-6073-4 fixed a vulnerability in os-brick. Unfortunately the update
introduced a regression with detaching volumes. The security fix has been
removed pending further investigation.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Jan Wasilewski and Gorka Eguileor discovered that os-brick incorrectly
handled deleted volume attachments. An authenticated user or attacker could
possibly use this issue to gain access to sensitive information.

This update may require configuration changes to be completely effective,
please see the upstream advisory for more information:

https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2023-003.html

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 23.04

• python3-os-brick - 6.2.0-0ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 22.10

• python3-os-brick - 6.1.0-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 22.04

• python3-os-brick - 5.2.2-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• python3-os-brick - 3.0.8-0ubuntu1.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• https://launchpad.net/bugs/2020111