# CVE-2015-9543: nova-ajax-console-proxy: An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 18.2.4, 19.x before 19.1.0, and 20.x before 20.1.0

CVE-2015-9543 is fixed in 27 products on 1 platform, first by nova-ajax-console-proxy 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1, released February 18, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-9543
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: n/a (Low)
- EPSS: 0.0041
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Feb 18, 2020

## Description

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 18.2.4, 19.x before 19.1.0, and 20.x before 20.1.0. It can leak consoleauth tokens into log files. An attacker with read access to the service's logs may obtain tokens used for console access. All Nova setups using novncproxy are affected. This is related to NovaProxyRequestHandlerBase.new_websocket_client in console/websocketproxy.py.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | nova-ajax-console-proxy Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-ajax-console-proxy 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-ajax-console-proxy-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-ajax-console-proxy Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-ajax-console-proxy 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-ajax-console-proxy-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-api Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-api 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-api-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-api Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-api 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-api-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-api-metadata Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-api-metadata 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-api-metadata-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-api-metadata Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-api-metadata 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-api-metadata-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-api-os-compute Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-api-os-compute 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-api-os-compute-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-api-os-compute Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-api-os-compute 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-api-os-compute-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-api-os-volume Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-api-os-volume 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-api-os-volume-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-api-os-volume Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-api-os-volume 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-api-os-volume-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-cells Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-cells 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-cells-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-cells Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-cells 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-cells-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-common Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-common 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-common-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-common Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-common 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-common-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-compute Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-compute 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-compute-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-compute Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-compute 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-compute-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-compute-kvm Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-compute-kvm 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-compute-kvm-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-compute-kvm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-compute-kvm 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-compute-kvm-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-compute-libvirt Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-compute-libvirt 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-compute-libvirt-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-compute-libvirt Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-compute-libvirt 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-compute-libvirt-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-compute-lxc Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-compute-lxc 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-compute-lxc-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-compute-lxc Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-compute-lxc 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-compute-lxc-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-compute-qemu Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-compute-qemu 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-compute-qemu-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-compute-qemu Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-compute-qemu 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-compute-qemu-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-compute-vmware Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-compute-vmware 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-compute-vmware-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-compute-vmware Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-compute-vmware 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-compute-vmware-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-compute-xen Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-compute-xen 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-compute-xen-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-compute-xen Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-compute-xen 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-compute-xen-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-conductor Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-conductor 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-conductor-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-conductor Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-conductor 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-conductor-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-console Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-console 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-console-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-consoleauth Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-consoleauth 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-consoleauth-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-network Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-network 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-network-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-novncproxy Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-novncproxy 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-novncproxy-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-novncproxy Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-novncproxy 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-novncproxy-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-placement-api Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-placement-api 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-placement-api-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-scheduler Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-scheduler 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-scheduler-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-scheduler Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-scheduler 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-scheduler-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-serialproxy Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-serialproxy 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-serialproxy-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-serialproxy Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-serialproxy 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-serialproxy-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-spiceproxy Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-spiceproxy 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-spiceproxy-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-spiceproxy Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-spiceproxy 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-spiceproxy-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-volume Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-volume 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-volume-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-volume Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-volume 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-volume-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | nova-xvpvncproxy Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [nova-xvpvncproxy 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-nova-xvpvncproxy-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | nova-xvpvncproxy Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [nova-xvpvncproxy 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-nova-xvpvncproxy-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Linux | python-nova Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3 | [python-nova 2:17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-python-nova-2-17.0.13-0ubuntu5.3.md) | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Linux | python3-nova Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1 | [python3-nova 2:21.0.0~b1~git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-python3-nova-2-21.0.0-b1-git2019120415.45fb747c98-0ubuntu1.md) | Feb 18, 2020 |

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