Packages
- python-django - High-level Python web development framework
Details
Eric Peterson and Lin Hua Cheng discovered that Django incorrectly handled
session records. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2015-5143)
Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that DJango incorrectly handled newline
characters when performing validation. A remote attacker could use this
issue to perform header injection attacks. (CVE-2015-5144)
Eric Peterson and Lin Hua Cheng discovered that Django incorrectly handled
session records. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2015-5143)
Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that DJango incorrectly handled newline
characters when performing validation. A remote attacker could use this
issue to perform header injection attacks. (CVE-2015-5144)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.04 vivid | python-django – 1.7.6-1ubuntu2.1 | ||
| python3-django – 1.7.6-1ubuntu2.1 | |||
| 14.10 utopic | python-django – 1.6.6-1ubuntu2.3 | ||
| python3-django – 1.6.6-1ubuntu2.3 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | python-django – 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.9 | ||
| 12.04 precise | python-django – 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.17 | ||
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