1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2915-1

USN-2915-1: Django vulnerabilities

Publication date

1 March 2016

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Releases

Packages

Details

Mark Striemer discovered that Django incorrectly handled user-supplied
redirect URLs containing basic authentication credentials. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting
attack or a malicious redirect. (CVE-2016-2512)

Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that Django incorrectly handled timing when
doing password hashing operations. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to perform user enumeration. (CVE-2016-2513)

Mark Striemer discovered that Django incorrectly handled user-supplied
redirect URLs containing basic authentication credentials. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting
attack or a malicious redirect. (CVE-2016-2512)

Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that Django incorrectly handled timing when
doing password hashing operations. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to perform user enumeration. (CVE-2016-2513)

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
15.10 wily python-django –  1.7.9-1ubuntu5.2
python3-django –  1.7.9-1ubuntu5.2
14.04 trusty python-django –  1.6.1-2ubuntu0.12
12.04 precise python-django –  1.3.1-4ubuntu1.20

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