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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4381-2 Critical: Django DoS and XSS Fixes

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Calendar Grey June 4, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4390-1 highlights vulnerabilities in Flask that may impact multiple deployments.
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:

USN-4381-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Django. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Dan Palmer discovered that Django incorrectly validated memcached cache

keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

service and obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2020-13254)

Jon Dufresne discovered that Django incorrectly encoded query parameters for the admin ForeignKeyRawIdWidget. A remote attacker could possibly use

this issue to perform XSS attacks. (CVE-2020-13596)

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  python-django                   1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4381-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4381-1

CVE-2020-13254, CVE-2020-13596

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