1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2720-1

USN-2720-1: Django vulnerability

Publication date

18 August 2015

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

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.

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.

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 –  1.7.6-1ubuntu2.2
python3-django –  1.7.6-1ubuntu2.2
14.04 trusty python-django –  1.6.1-2ubuntu0.10
12.04 precise python-django –  1.3.1-4ubuntu1.18

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