Ubuntu 14.x LTS: USN-2539-1 Critical Django DoS and XSS Issues

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March 23, 2015

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Software Description:

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

Details:

Andrey Babak discovered that Django incorrectly handled strip_tags. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to enter an

infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2015-2316)

Daniel Chatfield discovered that Django incorrectly handled user-supplied

redirect URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a

cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2015-2317)

Topics Covered

security advisory critical xss ubuntu dos python-django

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.10:
  python-django                   1.6.6-1ubuntu2.2
  python3-django                  1.6.6-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.6.1-2ubuntu0.8

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.3.1-4ubuntu1.16

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.1.1-2ubuntu1.17

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