CVE-2015-2317 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2015-2317: The utils.http.is_safe_url function in Django before 1.4.20, 1.5.x, 1.6.x before 1.6.11, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8c1 does not properly validate URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a control character in a URL, as demonstrated by a \x08

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2015-2317 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-django→ fixed in1.7.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-django
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-django→ fixed in1.7.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-django
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-django→ fixed in1.7.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-django
```

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