Debian: DSA-3338-1 Critical: Python-Django Session Issue
debian
August 18, 2015
Lin Hua Cheng discovered that a session could be created when anonymously accessing the django.contrib.auth.views.logout view
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Summary
Additionally the contrib.sessions.backends.base.SessionBase.flush() and
cache_db.SessionStore.flush() methods have been modified to avoid
creating a new empty session as well.
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed
in version 1.4.5-1+deb7u13.
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.7.7-1+deb8u2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed
shortly.
We recommend that you upgrade your python-django packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: python-django
CVE ID: CVE-2015-5963 CVE-2015-5964
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