An issue was discovered in exception_wrapper.py in OpenStack Nova 13.x through 13.1.3, 14.x through 14.0.4, and 15.x through 15.0.1. Legacy notification exception contexts appearing in ERROR level logs may include sensitive information such as account passwords and authorization tokens.
Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova | Openstack | 13.0.0 (including) | 13.0.0 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 13.1.0 (including) | 13.1.0 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 13.1.1 (including) | 13.1.1 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 13.1.2 (including) | 13.1.2 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 13.1.3 (including) | 13.1.3 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 14.0.0 (including) | 14.0.0 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 14.0.1 (including) | 14.0.1 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 14.0.2 (including) | 14.0.2 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 14.0.3 (including) | 14.0.3 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 14.0.4 (including) | 14.0.4 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 15.0.0 (including) | 15.0.0 (including) |
| Nova | Openstack | 15.0.1 (including) | 15.0.1 (including) |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | RedHat | openstack-nova-1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | * |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | RedHat | python-novaclient-1:6.0.0-3.el7ost | * |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka) | RedHat | openstack-nova-1:13.1.4-1.el7ost | * |
| Nova | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Nova | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for: