[USN-3039-1] Django vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3039-1
July 19, 2016

python-django vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

A security issue was fixed in Django.

Software Description:
- python-django: High-level Python web development framework

Details:

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the admin's add/change
related popup. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
cross-site scripting attack.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1
  python3-django                  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1

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

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3039-1
  CVE-2016-6186

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.8.7-1ubuntu5.1


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