RedHat: RHSA-2016-2041:01 Moderate: python-django security update
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.
The following packages have been upgraded to a newer upstream version:
python-django (1.8.15). (BZ#1378620)
Security Fix(es):
* A CSRF flaw was found in Django, where an interaction between Google
Analytics and Django's cookie parsing could allow an attacker to set
arbitrary cookies leading to a bypass of CSRF protection. In this update,
the parser for ''request.COOKIES'' has been simplified to better match
browser behavior and to mitigate this attack. ''request.COOKIES'' may now
contain cookies that are invalid according to RFC 6265 but are possible to
set using ''document.cookie''. (CVE-2016-7401)
Red Hat would like to thank the upstream Django project for reporting this
issue.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7401 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7:
Source:
python-django-1.8.15-1.el7ost.src.rpm
noarch:
python-django-1.8.15-1.el7ost.noarch.rpm
python-django-bash-completion-1.8.15-1.el7ost.noarch.rpm
python-django-doc-1.8.15-1.el7ost.noarch.rpm
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Topic
An update for python-django is now available for Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 - noarch
Bugs Fixed
1377376 - CVE-2016-7401 python-django: CSRF protection bypass on a site with Google Analytics