OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle Python module unsafely when storing and loading metadata in memcached, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pickle object.
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089472.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1379.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0691.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/16
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/4
www.securityfocus.com/bid/55420
bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1006414
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854757
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79140
github.com/openstack/swift/commit/e1ff51c04554d51616d2845f92ab726cb0e5831a
launchpad.net/swift/+milestone/1.7.0