============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2720-1 August 18, 2015 python-django vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Django could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - python-django: High-level Python web development framework (Python 2 version) Details: Lin Hua Cheng discovered that Django incorrectly handled the session store. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the session store to fill up, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: python-django 1.7.6-1ubuntu2.2 python3-django 1.7.6-1ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: python-django 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python-django 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.18 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2720-1 CVE-2015-5963, CVE-2015-5964 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.7.6-1ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.6.1-2ubuntu0.10 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.3.1-4ubuntu1.18