USN-7926-1: OpenStack Keystone vulnerabilities

Publication date

11 December 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in OpenStack Keystone.

Releases


Packages

Details

Kay discovered that OpenStack Keystone incorrectly handled the ec2tokens
and s3tokens APIs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain unauthorized access and escalate privileges. (CVE-2025-65073)

It was discovered that OpenStack Keystone only validated the first 72
bytes of an application secret. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to bypass password complexity. (CVE-2021-3563)

It was discovered that OpenStack Keystone had a time lag before a token
should be revoked by the security policy. A remote administrator could use
this issue to maintain access for longer than expected. (CVE-2022-2447)

Kay discovered that OpenStack Keystone incorrectly handled the ec2tokens
and s3tokens APIs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain unauthorized access and escalate privileges. (CVE-2025-65073)

It was discovered that OpenStack Keystone only validated the first 72
bytes of an application secret. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to bypass password complexity. (CVE-2021-3563)

It was discovered that OpenStack Keystone had a time lag before a token
should be revoked by the security policy. A remote administrator could use
this issue to maintain access for longer than expected. (CVE-2022-2447)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 LTS jammy keystone –  2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.1
python3-keystone –  2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.1

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