Security update for python-Django

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1815-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0 1

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python-Django fixes the following security issues:

  • Prevent Denial-of-service possibility by filling session store. (bsc#937522, CVE-2015-5143)
  • Prevent Header injection possibility. (bsc#937523, CVE-2015-5144)
  • A remote denial of service (resource exhaustion) attack against the django session store was fixed in Python Django. This might have allowed remote attackers to exhaust existing web sessions. (bsc#941587, CVE-2015-5963)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0 1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-1.0-2015-743=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0 1 (noarch)
    • python-Django-1.6.11-8.1

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