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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Django regression (USN-2169-2)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 73666

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2169-2 advisory.

 USN-2169-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Django. The upstream security patch for CVE-2014-0472 introduced a regression for certain applications. This update fixes the problem.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected python-django package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2169-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 73666

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2169-2.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/23/2014

Updated: 10/29/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/23/2014

Reference Information

USN: 2169-2