# CVE-2015-5163: The import task action in OpenStack Image Service (Glance) 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo), when using the V2 API, allows remote authenticat

- Also known as: PYSEC-2015-39, GHSA-Q73F-VJC2-3GQF
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2015.1.2
- Published: 2015-08-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- glance (PyPI): from 2015.1.0, fixed in 2015.1.2

## Description

The import task action in OpenStack Image Service (Glance) 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo), when using the V2 API, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted backing file for a qcow2 image.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, glance, upgrade to a fixed version (2015.1.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1639.html
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-August/000527.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76346
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1471912

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