Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2539-1
23rd March, 2015
python-django vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Django.
Software description
- python-django
– High-level Python web development framework
Details
Andrey Babak discovered that Django incorrectly handled strip_tags. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to enter an
infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2015-2316)
Daniel Chatfield discovered that Django incorrectly handled user-supplied
redirect URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2015-2317)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
python3-django
1.6.6-1ubuntu2.2
-
python-django
1.6.6-1ubuntu2.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.6.1-2ubuntu0.8
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.3.1-4ubuntu1.16
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.1.1-2ubuntu1.17
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.