============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2671-1 July 09, 2015 python-django vulnerabilities ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.10 - 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: Eric Peterson and Lin Hua Cheng discovered that Django incorrectly handled session records. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5143) Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that DJango incorrectly handled newline characters when performing validation. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform header injection attacks. (CVE-2015-5144) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: python-django 1.7.6-1ubuntu2.1 python3-django 1.7.6-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.10: python-django 1.6.6-1ubuntu2.3 python3-django 1.6.6-1ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: python-django 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.9 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python-django 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.17 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2671-1 CVE-2015-5143, CVE-2015-5144 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.7.6-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.6.6-1ubuntu2.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.6.1-2ubuntu0.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.3.1-4ubuntu1.17