Protect yourself against future threats.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2021.1153 USN-4902-1: Django vulnerability 7 April 2021 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Django Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Windows Impact/Access: Create Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated Overwrite Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2021-28658 Original Bulletin: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4902-1 Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators running Django check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-4902-1: Django vulnerability 06 April 2021 Django could be made to overwrite files. Releases o Ubuntu 20.10 o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Packages o python-django - High-level Python web development framework Details Dennis Brinkrolf discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain filenames. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files in unexpected directories. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10 o python3-django - 2:2.2.16-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 20.04 o python3-django - 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 18.04 o python3-django - 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.12 o python-django - 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.12 Ubuntu 16.04 o python3-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15 o python-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References o CVE-2021-28658 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin. NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current. Contact information for the authors of the original document is included in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact them directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ =========================================================================== Australian Computer Emergency Response Team The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for member emergencies only. =========================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1967 iQIVAwUBYGz32+NLKJtyKPYoAQj2Rw/+NYwGKzMgTtCLo12o31U/f+e1YYxc+Hpw XDnlJzgIbAX3S4BZgguBsAqJjsXw/N3f1EJKxzmmf18v2id+x+uKESy+YMxOzEyo cZCk6Yji0rVIAEzlElj9N8HycmfqluMcmB0sztOKAG4hZ6tHRBzM+oGQgWeHH5Uf LkFn0PSMfLhmCCJR2LGRJbDYqUnnz6GbUexvW2HH4L1HtGqpxypsJ9rsKRmNPCI5 S48ZeaFa0vzsY03ddKyLLeL+izwp5LKTxaSuBviGaiVvelUVmd2rkSu+JE6kDtl/ ZqHtIQrdr66BEzTswbC6wFV1RYuQosMikEk5sFCzGpx+CjOHHeC8Zf5Let+AqLeg WB/S+HBJcvMBrtEcxqcIYKbZ1ZLrbnQ75y17y06FJU0s2uEU4jTPp4sYZgQqS4yJ wX2Igcr46Yho5cJ4ohCb/wb6O2xNiAQwAu2rRgvoY0XprmKKOMQiRA3RkmnMsz7w B87wspJsxxO7S503UgTxg3A3E6Knxxoa8pj9U5eJv6yRE7xFcmrJTCztTeKebRtT qnALXivGP/M6eNG1G3T6wUsZcANRZyQIbvvOFtFM18leNxocYyNuFNjG4IdFeyuA aTcIM6vz/wGlWLGlbzRrXZwk9FJPiZXYBy9Rx00imqc8UGuMNKmKygnPKzxzxGLe TqlHDfBT00Y= =jVEF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----