openSUSE 16 Security Update : python-Django (openSUSE-SU-2026:20704-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 313704

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote openSUSE 16 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:20704-1 advisory.

Changes in python-Django:

- CVE-2026-5766: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in ASGI requests via file upload limit bypass (bsc#1264153)
- CVE-2026-35192: Session fixation via public cached pages and SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST (bsc#1264154)
- CVE-2026-6907: Potential exposure of private data due to incorrect handling of Vary: * in UpdateCacheMiddleware (bsc#1264152)

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

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 affected python313-Django package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1264152

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1264153

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1264154

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35192

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5766

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6907

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 313704

File Name: openSUSE-2026-20704-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/10/2026

Updated: 5/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-35192

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5766

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python313-django

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-35192, CVE-2026-5766, CVE-2026-6907