CVE-2013-6419 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2013-6419: Interaction error in OpenStack Nova and Neutron before Havana 2013.2.1 and icehouse-1 does not validate the instance ID of the tenant making a request, which allows remote tenants to obtain sensitive metadata by spoofing the device ID that is bound to a port, which is not properly handled by (1) api

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2013-6419 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

neutron→ fixed in2013.2.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y neutron
```
nova→ fixed in2013.2.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nova
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

neutron→ fixed in2013.2.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y neutron
```
nova→ fixed in2013.2.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nova
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

neutron→ fixed in2013.2.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y neutron
```
nova→ fixed in2013.2.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y nova
```

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