Debian: DSA-4161-1: python-django security update
Debian: DSA-4161-1: python-django security update
James Davis discovered two issues in Django, a high-level Python web development framework, that can lead to a denial-of-service attack. An attacker with control on the input of the django.utils.html.urlize() function or django.utils.text.Truncator's chars() and words() methods
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4161-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello April 01, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : python-django CVE ID : CVE-2018-7536 CVE-2018-7537 James Davis discovered two issues in Django, a high-level Python web development framework, that can lead to a denial-of-service attack. An attacker with control on the input of the django.utils.html.urlize() function or django.utils.text.Truncator's chars() and words() methods could craft a string that might stuck the execution of the application. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.11-1+deb8u3. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.10.7-2+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your python-django packages. For the detailed security status of python-django please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python-django 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/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.