USN-2816-1: Django vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2816-1

24th November, 2015

python-django vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 15.10
  • Ubuntu 15.04
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

Django could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software description

  • python-django
    – High-level Python web development framework

Details

Ryan Butterfield discovered that Django incorrectly handled the date
template filter. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
secrets from application settings.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:

Ubuntu 15.10:
python3-django

1.7.9-1ubuntu5.1
python-django

1.7.9-1ubuntu5.1
Ubuntu 15.04:
python3-django

1.7.6-1ubuntu2.3
python-django

1.7.6-1ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
python-django

1.6.1-2ubuntu0.11
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
python-django

1.3.1-4ubuntu1.19

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.

References

CVE-2015-8213

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