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Django 3.1.6 release notes
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*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()``
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The ``django.utils.archive.extract()`` function, used by
:option:`startapp --template` and :option:`startproject --template`, allowed
directory-traversal via an archive with absolute paths or relative paths with
dot segments.

Bugfixes
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* Fixed an admin layout issue in Django 3.1 where changelist filter controls
  would become squashed (:ticket:`32391`).
