An OpenStack Swift security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, and 22.10.

USN-5852-1: OpenStack Swift vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5852-1
February 09, 2023

swift vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

OpenStack Swift could be made to expose sensitive information over the
network.

Software Description:
- swift: OpenStack distributed virtual object store

Details:

It was discovered that OpenStack Swift incorrectly handled certain XML
files. A remote authenticated user could possibly use this issue to obtain
arbitrary file contents containing sensitive information from the server.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
python3-swift 2.30.1-0ubuntu1
swift 2.30.1-0ubuntu1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
python3-swift 2.29.2-0ubuntu1
swift 2.29.2-0ubuntu1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3-swift 2.25.2-0ubuntu1.1
swift 2.25.2-0ubuntu1.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5852-1
CVE-2022-47950

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/2.30.1-0ubuntu1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/2.29.2-0ubuntu1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swift/2.25.2-0ubuntu1.1