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Red Hat OpenStack 7.0 RHSA-2015-1876-01 Moderate: Django Session Issue

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Updated python-django packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: python-django security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2015:1876-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1876
Issue date:        2015-10-08
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-5963 
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1. Summary:

Updated python-django packages that fix one security issue are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security
impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the
References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 for RHEL 7 - noarch

3. Description:

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.

It was found that Django incorrectly handled the session store. A session
could be created by anonymously accessing the
django.contrib.auth.views.logout view if it was not decorated correctly
with django.contrib.auth.decorators.login_required. A remote attacker could
use this flaw to fill up the session store or cause other users' session
records to be evicted by requesting a large number of new sessions.
(CVE-2015-5963)

Red Hat would like to thank the upstream Django project for reporting this
issue.

All python-django users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1252890 - CVE-2015-5963 python-django: Denial-of-service possibility in logout() view by filling session store

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 for RHEL 7:

Source:
python-django-1.8.4-1.el7.src.rpm

noarch:
python-django-1.8.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm
python-django-bash-completion-1.8.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm
python-django-doc-1.8.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5963
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat OpenStack 7.0 RHSA-2015-1876-01 Moderate: Django Session Issue

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Calendar Grey October 8, 2015
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Enhanced Python-Django modules for Red Hat OpenStack address a session handling vulnerability classified as Moderate severity.
Updated python-django packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

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.
It was found that Django incorrectly handled the session store. A session could be created by anonymously accessing the django.contrib.auth.views.logout view if it was not decorated correctly with django.contrib.auth.decorators.login_required. A remote attacker could use this flaw to fill up the session store or cause other users' session records to be evicted by requesting a large number of new sessions. (CVE-2015-5963)
Red Hat would like to thank the upstream Django project for reporting this issue.
All python-django users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5963 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 for RHEL 7:
Source: python-django-1.8.4-1.el7.src.rpm
noarch: python-django-1.8.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm python-django-bash-completion-1.8.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm python-django-doc-1.8.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/


Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:1876-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform
Issue date: 2015-10-08

Topic

Updated python-django packages that fix one security issue are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 for RHEL 7 - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1252890 - CVE-2015-5963 python-django: Denial-of-service possibility in logout() view by filling session store

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