Ubuntu alert USN-3089-1 (python-django)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> 
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[USN-3089-1] Django vulnerability 
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Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:06:53 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3089-1
September 27, 2016

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Django could be made to set arbitrary cookies.

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

Details:

Sergey Bobrov discovered that Django incorrectly parsed cookies when being
used with Google Analytics. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to set arbitrary cookies leading to a CSRF protection bypass.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2
  python3-django                  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.6.1-2ubuntu0.15

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.3.1-4ubuntu1.21

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

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3089-1
  CVE-2016-7401

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.8.7-...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.6.1-...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.3.1-...


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