USN-8111-1: OpenStack Glance vulnerability

Publication date

19 March 2026

Overview

OpenStack Glance could be made to perform server-side request forgery


Packages

  • glance - OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service

Details

It was discovered that OpenStack Glance was incorrectly validating the IP
addresses and the redirect destination URL when downloading or importing
images from a remote source. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform server-side request forgery and obtain sensitive information.

It was discovered that OpenStack Glance was incorrectly validating the IP
addresses and the redirect destination URL when downloading or importing
images from a remote source. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform server-side request forgery and obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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


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