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

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 (Linux/64)
* Origin: BZ&BZ BBS (21:4/110)

python-django vulnerabilities

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

* Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Software Description

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

Details

USN-4381-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Django. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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 14.04 ESM
python-django - 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm1

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

* USN-4381-1
* CVE-2020-13254
* CVE-2020-13596

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 (Linux/64)
* Origin: BZ&BZ BBS (21:4/110)

python-django vulnerabilities

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

* Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Software Description

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

Details

It was discovered that Django, when used with Python 3.7 or
higher, incorrectly handled directory permissions. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information, or escalate permissions.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
python3-django - 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.2

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-2020-24583
* CVE-2020-24584

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 (Linux/64)
* Origin: BZ&BZ BBS (21:4/110)