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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0389
Django vulnerabilities
8 February 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: python-django
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-6188 CVE-2017-12794
Reference: ESB-2018.0346
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3559-1
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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
CVE-2017-12794, CVE-2018-6188
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