Debian: DSA-3404-1: python-django security update

Date 25 Nov 2015

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Ryan Butterfield discovered a vulnerability in the date template filter in python-django, a high-level Python web development framework. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to obtain any secret in the application's settings.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3404-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
November 25, 2015                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : python-django
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-8213

Ryan Butterfield discovered a vulnerability in the date template filter
in python-django, a high-level Python web development framework. A
remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to obtain any secret in
the application's settings.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.4.5-1+deb7u14.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.7.7-1+deb8u3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.8.7-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-django packages.

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