USN-4043-1: Django vulnerabilities

Publication date

1 July 2019

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Django.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.10 and Ubuntu 19.04.
(CVE-2019-12308)

Gavin Wahl discovered that Django incorrectly handled HTTP detection when used behind a reverse-proxy. Client requests made via HTTP would cause incorrect API results and would not be redirected to HTTPS, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2019-12781)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.10 and Ubuntu 19.04.
(CVE-2019-12308)

Gavin Wahl discovered that Django incorrectly handled HTTP detection when used behind a reverse-proxy. Client requests made via HTTP would cause incorrect API results and would not be redirected to HTTPS, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2019-12781)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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


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