==================================================================== OSSA-2017-001: CatchErrors leaks sensitive values in oslo.middleware ====================================================================

:Date: January 26, 2017 :CVE: CVE-2017-2592

Affects ~~~~~~~ - Oslo.middleware: <=3.8.0, >=3.9.0 <=3.19.0, >=3.20.0 <=3.23.0

Description ~~~~~~~~~~~ Divya K Konoor with IBM reported a vulnerability in oslo.middleware. Software using the CatchError class may include sensitive values in the error message accompanying a Traceback, resulting in their disclosure. For example, complete API requests (including keystone tokens in their headers) may leak into neutron error logs.

Patches ~~~~~~~ - https://review.openstack.org/425734 (Mitaka) - https://review.openstack.org/425732 (Newton) - https://review.openstack.org/425730 (Ocata)

Credits ~~~~~~~ - Divya K Konoor from IBM (CVE-2017-2592)

References ~~~~~~~~~~ - https://launchpad.net/bugs/1628031 - http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2592