Ubuntu 12.10: USN-1632-2 moderate: Django Testsuite Regression Fix

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November 20, 2012

A testsuite regression was fixed in Django.

Summary

A testsuite regression was fixed in Django.

Software Description:

- python-django: High-level Python web development framework

Details:

USN-1632-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. The upstream fix introduced

testsuite failures when ADMINS and/or MANAGERS were defined in settings.py.

This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

James Kettle discovered Django did not properly filter the Host HTTP header

when processing certain requests. An attacker could exploit this to

generate and display arbitrary URLs to users.

Topics Covered

security advisory update ubuntu attack vector python-django django testsuite regression

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
  python-django                   1.4.1-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.3.1-4ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 11.10:
  python-django                   1.3-2ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.1.1-2ubuntu1.7

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.