OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.1 (Kilo), 2.4.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 (Liberty) do not properly close server connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (proxy-server resource consumption) via a series of interrupted requests to a Large Object URL.
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0126
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0127
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0128
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0155
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0328
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0329
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0738
bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-archive/+bug/1493303
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1298905
github.com/openstack/swift
github.com/openstack/swift/blob/master/CHANGELOG
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176713.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0738
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0128.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0155.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0329.html
security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-004.html
web.archive.org/web/20200228001102/www.securityfocus.com/bid/81432