Django 3.1.6 release notes

February 1, 2021

Django 3.1.6 fixes a security issue with severity "low" and a bug in 3.1.5.

CVE-2021-3281: Potential directory-traversal via archive.extract()

The django.utils.archive.extract() function, used by startapp --template and startproject --template, allowed directory-traversal via an archive with absolute paths or relative paths with dot segments.

Bugfixes

  • Fixed an admin layout issue in Django 3.1 where changelist filter controls would become squashed (#32391).
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