Ubuntu 16.10: USN-3115-1 Critical: Python-Django Issues

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November 1, 2016

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:

Marti Raudsepp discovered that Django incorrectly used a hardcoded password

when running tests on an Oracle database. A remote attacker could possibly

connect to the database while the tests are running and prevent the test

user with the hardcoded password from being removed. (CVE-2016-9013)

Aymeric Augustin discovered that Django incorrectly validated hosts when

being run with the debug setting enabled. A remote attacker could possibly

use this issue to perform DNS rebinding attacks. (CVE-2016-9014)

Topics Covered

security advisory critical remote attack ubuntu python-django dns rebinding

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.10:
  python-django                   1.8.7-1ubuntu8.1
  python3-django                  1.8.7-1ubuntu8.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.8.7-1ubuntu5.4
  python3-django                  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.6.1-2ubuntu0.16

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.3.1-4ubuntu1.22

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