USN-3115-1: Django vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 16.10
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

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

Details

Marti Raudsepp discovered that Django incorrectly used a hardcoded password
when running tests on an Oracle database. A remote attacker could possibly
connect to the database while the tests are running and prevent the test
user with the hardcoded password from being removed. (CVE-2016-9013)

Aymeric Augustin discovered that Django incorrectly validated hosts when
being run with the debug setting enabled. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to perform DNS rebinding attacks. (CVE-2016-9014)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.10

• python-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu8.1
• python3-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu8.1

Ubuntu 16.04

• python-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.4
• python3-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.4

Ubuntu 14.04

• python-django - 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.16

Ubuntu 12.04

• python-django - 1.3.1-4ubuntu1.22

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

References

• CVE-2016-9013
• CVE-2016-9014