Important: Synopsis: Red Hat OpenStack Platform (openstack-cinder) security update

Topic

An update for openstack-cinder is now available for Red Hat OpenStack
Platform.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

Cinder is the replacement of nova-volume in Folsom and beyond, used for
block storage.

Security Fix(es):

• Arbitrary file access through custom VMDK flat descriptor

(CVE-2022-47951)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page listed in the References section.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat OpenStack for IBM Power 16.2 ppc64le
• Red Hat OpenStack for IBM Power 16.1 ppc64le
• Red Hat OpenStack 16.2 x86_64
• Red Hat OpenStack 16.1 x86_64
• Cinderlib 16.2 x86_64
• Cinderlib 16.1 x86_64
• Cinderlib for IBM Power LE 16.2 ppc64le
• Cinderlib for IBM Power LE 16.1 ppc64le
• Red Hat OpenStack 13 - Extended Life Cycle Support 13 x86_64
• Red Hat OpenStack 13 for IBM Power - Extended Life Cycle Support 13 ppc64le

Fixes

• BZ - 2161812 - CVE-2022-47951 openstack: Arbitrary file access through custom VMDK flat descriptor

CVEs

• CVE-2022-47951

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important