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CVE-2016-9590

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat...

6.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2016-9590 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Openstack Puppet-swift, published April 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in puppet-module-swift 9.4.4-1.

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.09%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

Record
CVE-2016-9590
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10394 6.5

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

Record
EUVD-2016-10394
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7q5j-cmrw-cmmc 6.5

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat...

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

Record
GHSA-7q5j-cmrw-cmmc
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.5

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

Record
CVE-2016-9590
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

Record
CVE-2016-9590
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-9590 6.5

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9590
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2017:0200 6.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: puppet-swift security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0200
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0359 6.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-puppet-modules security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0359
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0361 6.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-puppet-modules security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0361
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9590 6.5

puppet-swift before versions 8.2.1, 9.4.4 is vulnerable to an information-disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack Platform director's installation of Object Storage (swift). During installation, the Puppet script responsible for deploying the service incorrectly removes and recreates the proxy-server.conf file with world-readable permissions.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9590
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
puppet-module-swift
Debian:12
 before 9.4.4-1
9.4.4-1
puppet-module-swift
Debian:13
 before 9.4.4-1
9.4.4-1
puppet-swift
Red Hat:openstack:10::el7
 before 0:9.4.3-3.el7ost
0:9.4.3-3.el7ost
openstack-puppet-modules
Red Hat:openstack:9::el7
 before 1:8.1.10-2.el7ost
1:8.1.10-2.el7ost
openstack-puppet-modules
Red Hat:openstack:8::el7
 before 1:7.1.5-2.el7ost
1:7.1.5-2.el7ost
puppet-module-swift
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
7.0.0-1
 None known
puppet-module-swift
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 9.4.4-1
9.4.4-1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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