September 2012 - OpenStack-announce

OpenStack Object Storage ("Swift") 1.7.0 released
by Thierry Carrez 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hi everyone, The latest release of OpenStack Object Storage, also known as Swift, is now available at: https://launchpad.net/swift/folsom/1.7.0 Unless some critical issue is uncovered, this should be the last release of Swift in the Folsom series, and that version shall be included in the common OpenStack "Folsom" release on September 27. Note that the on-disk format of the ring files changed in 1.7.0. To upgrade safely, you should follow John's advice, posted at: https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16188.html Regards, -- Thierry Carrez (ttx) Release Manager, OpenStack

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[OSSA 2012-014] Revoking a role does not affect existing tokens (CVE-2012-4413)
by Thierry Carrez 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 OpenStack Security Advisory: 2012-014 CVE: CVE-2012-4413 Date: September 12, 2012 Title: Revoking a role does not affect existing tokens Impact: High Reporter: Dolph Mathews (Rackspace) Products: Keystone Affects: Essex, Folsom Description: Dolph Mathews reported a vulnerability in Keystone. Granting and revoking roles from a user is not reflected upon token validation for pre-existing tokens. Pre-existing tokens continue to be valid for the original set of roles for the remainder of the token's lifespan, or until explicitly invalidated. This fix invalidates all tokens held by a user upon role grant/revoke to circumvent the issue. Folsom fix: http://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/efb6b3fca0ba0ad768b3e803a324043… Essex fix: http://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/58ac6691a21675be9e2ffb0f84a05fc… References: https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1041396 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2012-4413 Notes: This fix will be included in the future Keystone 2012.1.3 stable update and the upcoming Folsom-RC1 development milestone. - -- Thierry Carrez (ttx) OpenStack Vulnerability Management Team -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJQULoUAAoJEFB6+JAlsQQjGacQAJUvJb+oIjh73KAYYuDpl/YP PqJa4nmjVin7CyQ8AbxHK63xrAQ7isPFpCCqtEmjZ5kvFCrJRHiQggHNqISRhnvo +HyS6RSn4Vrp001PSZSmQI5MpgkeWhbOy+fk4/ZY7hFgUyS2YqC8YiK7DTMdKRBi toWOHRVWrmA4fUEDDcDdm9XzRseTC0cZAbj9bYAF+vXPdpxeGpq5l9Kb6yDezXGD 62dFvHghVTWdUIN+gK4V4d77PoyeO9NRd4Ud0GjDpV/asQL31dW6B4aRPYVDPhL3 7xcnhRsnZ3Y5J31n+7E/gMF+J+6kOaY/DNFZQ8chNW18kplYnmJnm7s3BJNjD512 UF/S5A5sH1Rk/vwe2nAHSqvQ1Dq3K0sRvW3YCijG2Rdj3mhBOr6OlvT5uJmnkeJT GQQ8SR3y+ZLS/2EEW+cVjDMxV4Gnf9Zzrw/tSjVp6QLmJAkG8qrFmgdisQ/Jao4M ygE8ZVu8lJq7N8b+k8XkB+bhz9E9V6hYOUuGoifEHRIPki/Ed7++BcdVTQdQYpAL kDTaoVZt1+plwAu4ZBLxUg1vhVz19qgDc7UeoY1sPc1JcRWp/ONnp6K4z+Y+7Rsx 3E4FLH0/qgFxKDHdGX91Plehk9dIEjHcGtKaXI8vOvGT17srYQaF6Y7rc+9TwaqI bggBCxcI2PLQgjuWyF4M =+6UN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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OpenStack Community Weekly Newsletter (Aug 31-Sep 7)
by Stefano Maffulli 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Highlights of the week New OpenStack Foundation Gold Members: Intel, VmWare, NEC <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/foundation/2012-September/001091.html> Today, the OpenStack Board of Directors approved the applications of three companies wishing to become Gold Members: Intel, NEC and VMware. The factors considered by the Board included a commitment to helping achieve the OpenStack Foundation Mission through demonstrated and potential contribution to the OpenStack community in terms of code, adoption into product roadmaps, adoption as an end user, geographic and industry diversity and community development efforts. Join us to welcome them to the Foundation. Session proposals for the Design Summit now open <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2012-September/001059.ht…> Differently from previous OpenStack Design Summit and Confernece, this time the "Design Summit" is a specific track in the overall "OpenStack Summit" event. It is different from other tracks, too. Please make sure to read the full announcement <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2012-September/001059.ht…> and help make this summit the best Design Summit ever. Caimito 0.9 -- WebDAV frontend <http://markmail.org/message/hcnyvanvu6pojjxq>e <http://markmail.org/message/hcnyvanvu6pojjxq>for OpnStack Swift Cloud Storage <http://markmail.org/message/hcnyvanvu6pojjxq> Caimito is an open source (Apache Software License 2.0) WebDAV,caching, and content management and delivery server frontend for cloud storage. Caimito supports Openstack Swift Storage <http://openstack.org/projects/storage/> (Rackspace, Softlayer, etc.), and Amazon S3 <http://aws.amazon.com/s3/>. Caimito also features a REST API in addition to the Web interface for configuring user access. Caimito is designed with an event-driven and non-blocking architecture for Scalability. Caimito is ideal for Hosting and Reseller environments. Quantum vs. Nova-network in Folsom <http://markmail.org/message/kg3arb4gn57cm4rl> tl;dr both Quantum and nova-network will be core and fully supported in Folsom. More details from Quantum and Nova PTLs on Quantum vs. Nova-network in Folsom <http://markmail.org/message/yvkaq7jubab6vkjh>. OpenStack, Xen and XenServer: a match made in Heaven! <http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/09/06/openstack-xen-and-xenserver-a-match-made…> A report from John Garbutt, back from XenSummit in San Diego. There was lots of OpenStack related news in many of the CloudOpen sessions, including the announcement from SUSE that they have an OpenStack distribution that supports Xen. XCP-XAPI on Precise <http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/09/03/xcp-xapi-on-precise-2/> The Citrix-Openstack team is already running automated OpenStack tests against the stable, and the latest XenServer. As the XCP-XAPI is already available for Ubuntu systems, the team plans to run the tests against that platform as well. Register now for OpenStack Summit in San Diego <http://www.openstack.org/summit/san-diego-2012/> The OpenStack room rate is now sold out at the Grand Hyatt. We've set up another room block at the Embassy Suites located across the street. Reserve a room <http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/S/SANDNES-OPE-201…> at the OpenStack rate. Security announcements * Horizon, Open redirect through 'next' parameter (CVE-2012-3540) <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2012-August/000026.…> * Keystone, Lack of authorization for adding users to tenants (CVE-2012-3542) <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2012-August/000025.…> Tips and tricks * By Mirantis: Using Software Load Balancing in High Availability (HA) for OpenStack Cloud API Services <http://www.mirantis.com/blog/software-high-availability-load-balancing-open…> * By Mate Lakat: VHD to OpenStack using a XAPI host plugin <http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/09/06/vhd-to-openstack-using-a-xapi-host-plugi…> * By Brian Waldon: Upgrading OpenStack Glance -- Essex to Folsom <http://bcwaldon.cc/2012/09/05/glance-essex-to-folsom-upgrade.html> * A paper on handling compromised components of IaaS with a specific use case in OpenStack. Definitely worth a read: Aryan TaheriMonfared / Martin G Jaatun -- Handling Compromised Components in an IaaS Cloud Installation <http://secstack.org/2012/09/aryan-taherimonfared-martin-g-jaatun-handling-c…> * By Everett Toews: Getting jclouds and OpenStack work together <http://blog.phymata.com/2012/09/04/jclouds-and-openstack/> Upcoming Events * OpenStack Summit <http://openstack.org/> Oct 15 -- 18, 2012 -- San Diego, CA Other news * OpenStack election of Project Tech Leads is ongoing. Results will be announced on September 13th http://wiki.openstack.org/Governance/TCElectionsFall2012 * OpenStack Project Meeting 2012-09-04: Summary <http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/project/2012/project.2012-09-04-21.…> and Meeting log <http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/project/2012/project.2012-09-04-21.…> Welcome new contributors Celebrating the first patches submitted this week by: * Matthew Treinish, IBM * lrqrun * Constantine Peresypkin, Litestack * jiangwt100 * John Dunning * Duncan Thomas * Brian Rosmaita, Rackspace * Rosario Di Somma, Dreamhost * Peng Yuwei * Mathew Odden, IBM * Ian Wells, Cisco * Dermot Tynan, HP * Dongdong Zhou * Andrew James, HP /The weekly newsletter is a way for the community to learn about all the various activities occurring on a weekly basis. If you would like to add content to a weekly update or have an idea about this newsletter, please leave a comment./

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