Mageia alert MGASA-2016-0096 (python-django)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2016-0096: Updated python-django packages fix security vulnerability 
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Mon, 7 Mar 2016 12:20:53 +0100
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MGASA-2016-0096 - Updated python-django packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 07 Mar 2016
URL: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0096.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 5
CVE: CVE-2016-2512,
     CVE-2016-2513

Description:
Mark Striemer discovered that Django incorrectly handled user-supplied
redirect URLs containing basic authentication credentials. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting
attack or a malicious redirect. (CVE-2016-2512)

Sjoerd Job Postmus discovered that Django incorrectly handled timing when
doing password hashing operations. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to perform user enumeration. (CVE-2016-2513)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17860
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2915-1/
- https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2016/mar/01/security...
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2512
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2513

SRPMS:
- 5/core/python-django-1.8.10-1.mga5