Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2720-1
18th August, 2015
python-django vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Django could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software description
- python-django
– High-level Python web development framework
Details
Lin Hua Cheng discovered that Django incorrectly handled the session store.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the session store to fill
up, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 15.04:
-
python3-django
1.7.6-1ubuntu2.2
-
python-django
1.7.6-1ubuntu2.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.6.1-2ubuntu0.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.3.1-4ubuntu1.18
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.