Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-5242
CVE-2015-5242
Description
OpenStack Swift-on-File (aka Swiftonfile) does not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module when loading metadata, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted extended attribute (xattrs).
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1918.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- access.redhat.com/solutions/1985893nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- review.openstack.orgnvd
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