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Gentoo: GLSA-201412-22 Moderate: Django Denial Of Service Threat

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Django security issues highlighted in Gentoo advisory GLSA 202301-15 affecting multiple package releases. Immediate update recommended.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Django, the worst of which may lead to Denial of Service.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Django. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue gentoo software update django

Resolution

All Django 1.6 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/django-1.6.7"
All Django 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/django-1.5.10"
All Django 1.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/django-1.4.15"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0480 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0480 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-0481 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0481 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-0482 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0482 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-0483 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0483

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-22
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Django: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 13, 2014
Bugs: #521324
ID: 201412-22

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue gentoo software update django

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Django, the worst of which may lead to Denial of Service.

Background

Django is a Python-based web framework.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-python/django < 1.6.7 >= 1.6.7 *>= 1.5.10 *>= 1.4.15

Impact

===== A remote attacker may be able to create a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or hijack web sessions.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.