A flaw was found in the nova_libvirt container provided by the Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16, where it does not have SELinux enabled. This flaw causes sVirt, an important isolation mechanism, to be disabled for all running virtual machines.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openstack_platform | Redhat | 15.0 (including) | 15.0 (including) |
| Openstack_platform | Redhat | 16.0 (including) | 16.0 (including) |
| Openstack_platform | Redhat | 16.1 (including) | 16.1 (including) |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15.0 (Stein) | RedHat | openstack-tripleo-heat-templates-0:10.6.3-0.20200113185561.cf467ea.el8ost | * |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15.0 (Stein) | RedHat | python-paunch-0:4.5.3-0.20200108190460.3c38fe6.el8ost | * |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.0 (Train) | RedHat | openstack-tripleo-heat-templates-0:11.3.2-0.20200405044628.ec9970c.el8ost | * |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.0 (Train) | RedHat | python-paunch-0:5.3.2-0.20200320172310.ebc49c4.el8ost | * |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 | RedHat | openstack-tripleo-heat-templates-0:11.3.2-0.20200616081532.396affd.el8ost | * |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: