Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3254-1
4th April, 2017
python-django vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- 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
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled numeric redirect URLs. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform XSS attacks, and
to use a Django server as an open redirect. (CVE-2017-7233)
Phithon Gong discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain URLs when
the jango.views.static.serve() view is being used. A remote attacker could
possibly use a Django server as an open redirect. (CVE-2017-7234)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.10:
-
python3-django
1.8.7-1ubuntu8.2
-
python-django
1.8.7-1ubuntu8.2
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
python3-django
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.5
-
python-django
1.8.7-1ubuntu5.5
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.6.11-0ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
python-django
1.3.1-4ubuntu1.23
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.