python-oslo-utils has improper password parsing
A flaw was found in python-oslo-utils. Due to improper parsing, passwords with a double quote ( " ) in them cause incorrect masking in debug logs, causing any part of the password after the double quote to be plaintext
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | oslo-utils | < 4.10.1 | 4.10.1 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0718
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056850
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0718
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1949623
- https://opendev.org/openstack/oslo.utils/commit/6e17ae1f7959c64dfd20a5f67edf422e702426aa
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmqq-r32m-87c5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0718
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0993
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8873
- https://github.com/openstack/oslo.utils
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/oslo-utils/PYSEC-2022-258.yaml
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00015.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-522, CWE-532- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
oslo-utils- Disclosed
- 29.08.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2022-258 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-wmqq-r32m-87c5 - 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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