OpenStack Oslo utility sensitive information exposure via log files
The strutils.mask_password function in the OpenStack Oslo utility library, Cinder, Nova, and Trove before 2013.2.4 and 2014.1 before 2014.1.3 does not properly mask passwords when logging commands, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the log.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | oslo-utils | < 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7231
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1345233
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96726
- https://github.com/openstack/oslo.utils
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1939.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/853
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70184
- https://pypi.org/project/oslo-utils
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v933-vx5p-j7w2
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
oslo-utils- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-892 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-v933-vx5p-j7w2 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: oslo-utils
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 05.2022 08.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Medium 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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