USN-4381-1: Django vulnerabilities

USN-4381-1: Django vulnerabilities

python-django vulnerabilities

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

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 19.10
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Software Description

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

Details

Dan Palmer discovered that Django incorrectly validated memcached cache
keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service and obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2020-13254)

Jon Dufresne discovered that Django incorrectly encoded query parameters
for the admin ForeignKeyRawIdWidget. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to perform XSS attacks. (CVE-2020-13596)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

python3-django – 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 19.10

python-django – 1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.4

python3-django – 1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

python-django – 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.9

python3-django – 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

python-django – 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.13

python3-django – 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.13

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-2020-13254
• CVE-2020-13596

Source: USN-4381-1: Django vulnerabilities