Insufficiently protected credentials in oslo.utils - CVE-2022-0718

Vulnerability identifier: #VU73891

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0718

CWE-ID: CWE-522

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling a double quote character in the password, causing any part of the password after the double quote to be plaintext. A local user can view the log files and obtain password in clear text.

oslo.utils
Oracle Solaris
Ubuntu
python3-oslo.utils (Ubuntu package)
python-oslo.utils (Ubuntu package)
python-oslo-utils (Red Hat package)
Red Hat OpenStack

Install updates from vendor's website.

oslo.utils - addressed in versions 4.10.1, 4.12.1
python3-oslo.utils (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.35.0-0ubuntu1.1, 4.1.1-0ubuntu1.1, 4.10.0-0ubuntu1.1
python-oslo.utils (Ubuntu package) - update to 3.35.0-0ubuntu1.1
python-oslo-utils (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 3.41.6-1.20220426095230.f4deaad.el8ost, 3.41.6-2.20220111011750.el8ost
Red Hat OpenStack - addressed in versions 16.1.9, 16.2

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0718
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056850
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0718
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1949623
• https://opendev.org/openstack/oslo.utils/commit/6e17ae1f7959c64dfd20a5f67edf422e702426aa
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00015.html

• Insufficiently protected credentials in oslo.utils
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Solaris
• Insufficiently protected credentials in Red Hat OpenStack 16.2 packages
• Insufficiently protected credentials in Red Hat OpenStack 16.1 packages
• Ubuntu update for python-oslo.utils