USN-3039-1: Django vulnerability

USN-3039-1: Django vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3039-1

19th July, 2016

python-django vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

A security issue was fixed in Django.

Software description

• python-django
  – High-level Python web development framework

Details

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the admin's add/change
related popup. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
cross-site scripting attack.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

python3-django

1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1

python-django

1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

CVE-2016-6186

Source: USN-3039-1: Django vulnerability