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CVE-2015-3982

Publication date 20 May 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

The session.flush function in the cached_db backend in Django 1.8.x before 1.8.2 does not properly flush the session, which allows remote attackers to hijack user sessions via an empty string in the session key.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
python-django 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes


mdeslaur

only affects 1.8.x