MGASA-2019-0040 - Updated python-django16 package fixes security vulnerability

Publication date: 18 Jan 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0040.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2019-3498

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the default 404 page.
A remote attacker could use this issue to spoof content using a
malicious URL (CVE-2019-3498).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24173
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/jan/04/security-releases/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3851-1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3498

SRPMS:
- 6/core/python-django16-1.6.11.6-1.1.mga6

Mageia 2019-0040: python-django16 security update

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the default 404 page

Summary

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the default 404 page. A remote attacker could use this issue to spoof content using a malicious URL (CVE-2019-3498).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24173

- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/jan/04/security-releases/

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3851-1

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3498

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0040 - Updated python-django16 package fixes security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/python-django16-1.6.11.6-1.1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 18 Jan 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0040.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2019-3498

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