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Fedora: python-django Security Advisory for DoS Risks in Logout View

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Calendar Grey November 19, 2015
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Important security patch for python-django in Fedora mitigates possible DoS vulnerabilities in the logout functionality and session management.
rebase to 1.8.6 (rhbz#1276914) ---- rebase to 1.8.5 (rhbz#1276914) ---- python-django-1.8.4-1.fc23 - Do not install bash completion for python executables (Ville Skyttä, rhbz#1...

Summary

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid

development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as

much as possible and adhering to the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself)

principle.

Update Information:

rebase to 1.8.6 (rhbz#1276914) ---- rebase to 1.8.5 (rhbz#1276914) ---- python-django-1.8.4-1.fc23 - Do not install bash completion for python executables (Ville Skyttä, rhbz#1253076) - CVE-2015-5963 Denial-of-service possibility in logout() view by filling session store (rhbz#1254911) - CVE-2015-5964 Denial-of-service possibility in logout() view by filling session store (rhbz#1252891)

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1276914 - Django 1.8.5 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276914 [ 2 ] Bug #1242721 - CVE-2015-5144 python-django: Django: possible header injection due to validators accepting newlines in input [epel-7] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242721 [ 3 ] Bug #1242720 - CVE-2015-5144 python-django: Django: possible header injection due to validators accepting newlines in input [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242720 [ 4 ] Bug #1242715 - CVE-2015-5143 python-django: Django: possible DoS by filling session store [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242715 [ 5 ] Bug #1254921 - CVE-2015-5964 python-django: Denial-of-service possibility in logout() view by filling session store [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254921 [ 6 ] Bug #1254911 - CVE-2015-5963 python-django: Denial-of-service possibility in logout() view by filling sess...

Read the Full Advisory

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update python-django' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

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Name: python-django
Product: Fedora 23
Version: 1.8.6
Release: 1.fc23
Summary: A high-level Python Web framework

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