USN-3115-1: Django vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3115-1

1st November, 2016

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

Marti Raudsepp discovered that Django incorrectly used a hardcoded password
when running tests on an Oracle database. A remote attacker could possibly
connect to the database while the tests are running and prevent the test
user with the hardcoded password from being removed. (CVE-2016-9013)

Aymeric Augustin discovered that Django incorrectly validated hosts when
being run with the debug setting enabled. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to perform DNS rebinding attacks. (CVE-2016-9014)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.10:

python3-django 1.8.7-1ubuntu8.1

python-django 1.8.7-1ubuntu8.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

python3-django 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.4

python-django 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

python-django 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.16

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

python-django 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.22

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-2016-9013, CVE-2016-9014

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