Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71791
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-1501-1 (python-nova)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to python-nova announced via advisory USN-1501-1. Details: Dan Prince discovered that the Nova scheduler, when using DifferentHostFilter or SameHostFilter, would make repeated database instance lookup calls based on passed scheduler hints. An authenticated attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Solution: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python-nova 2012.1+stable~ 20120612-3ee026e-0ubuntu1.2 http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1501-1 CVSS Score: 3.5 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:R/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3371 54388 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54388 USN-1501-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1501-1 [openstack] 20120711 [OSSA 2012-009] Scheduler denial of service through scheduler_hints (CVE-2012-3371) https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg14452.html [oss-security] 20120711 [OSSA 2012-009] Scheduler denial of service through scheduler_hints (CVE-2012-3371) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/13 https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1017795 https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/034762e8060dcf0a11cb039b9d426b0d0bb1801d
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