(RHSA-2018:2332) Moderate: openstack-nova security, bug fix, and enhancement update

OpenStack Compute (nova) launches and schedules large networks of virtual
machines, creating a redundant and scalable cloud computing platform.
Compute provides the software, control panels, and APIs required to
orchestrate a cloud, including running virtual machine instances and
controlling access through users and projects.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version:
openstack-nova (16.1.4). (BZ#1591212)

Security Fix(es):

• openstack-nova: Swapping encrypted volumes can allow an attacker to corrupt the LUKS header causing a denial of service in the host (CVE-2017-18191)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in
the References section.

For more information about the bug fixes and enhancements included with this update, see the “Technical Notes” section of the Release Notes
linked in the References section.