USN-3089-1: Django vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3089-1

27th September, 2016

python-django vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

Django could be made to set arbitrary cookies.

Software description

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

Details

Sergey Bobrov discovered that Django incorrectly parsed cookies when being
used with Google Analytics. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to set arbitrary cookies leading to a CSRF protection bypass.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

python3-django 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2

python-django 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

python-django 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.15

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

python-django 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.21

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-2016-7401

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2dozosZ