USN-4296-1: Django vulnerability

4 March 2020

Django could allow unintended access to the database.

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Details

Norbert Szetei discovered that Django incorrectly handled the GIS functions
and aggregates on Oracle. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to perform an SQL injection attack.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.10
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

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

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