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: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2015-8213

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1NbET7r