RHEL 7 : python-django (RHSA-2015:1894)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 193681

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for python-django.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2015:1894 advisory.

- python-django: Denial-of-service possibility in logout() view by filling session store (CVE-2015-5963, CVE-2015-5964)

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

Solution

Update the RHEL python-django package based on the guidance in RHSA-2015:1894.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252890

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252891

http://www.nessus.org/u?c2774e21

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1894

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 193681

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2015-1894.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/21/2024

Updated: 4/21/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5964

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-django, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-django-bash-completion, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-django-doc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5963, CVE-2015-5964

CWE: 770

RHSA: 2015:1894