Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2671-1
9th July, 2015
python-django vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Django.
Software description
- python-django
– High-level Python web development framework
Details
Eric Peterson and Lin Hua Cheng discovered that Django incorrectly handled
session records. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2015-5143)
Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that DJango incorrectly handled newline
characters when performing validation. A remote attacker could use this
issue to perform header injection attacks. (CVE-2015-5144)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 15.04:
-
python3-django
1.7.6-1ubuntu2.1
-
python-django
1.7.6-1ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
python3-django
1.6.6-1ubuntu2.3
-
python-django
1.6.6-1ubuntu2.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.6.1-2ubuntu0.9
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.3.1-4ubuntu1.17
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.