USN-3559-1: Django vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3559-1
7th February, 2018
python-django vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Django.
Software description
- python-django
– High-level Python web development framework
Details
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-12794, CVE-2018-6188)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.10:
-
python3-django
1:1.11.4-1ubuntu1.1
-
python-django
1:1.11.4-1ubuntu1.1
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
Source: USN-3559-1: Django vulnerabilities
