USN-6054-2: Django vulnerability

25 May 2023

A Django hardening measure could be bypassed.

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Details

USN-6054-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Moataz Al-Sharida and nawaik discovered that Django incorrectly handled
uploading multiple files using one form field. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass certain validations.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04

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

References

Related notices

  • USN-6054-1: python-django-doc, python3-django, python-django-common, python-django