Ubuntu 15.04 LTS USN-2720-1 Moderate: Python-Django DoS Advisory

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August 18, 2015

Django could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Django could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network

traffic.

Software Description:

- python-django: High-level Python web development framework (Python 2 version)

Details:

Lin Hua Cheng discovered that Django incorrectly handled the session store.

A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the session store to fill

up, resulting in a denial of service.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue ubuntu session management python-django web framework

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
  python-django                   1.7.6-1ubuntu2.2
  python3-django                  1.7.6-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.6.1-2ubuntu0.10

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.3.1-4ubuntu1.18

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