USN-6414-2: Django vulnerabilities
4 October 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Django.
Releases
Packages
- python-django - High-level Python web development framework
Details
USN-6414-1 and USN-6378-1 fixed CVE-2023-43665 and CVE-2023-41164 in Django,
respectively. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Wenchao Li discovered that the Django Truncator function incorrectly
handled very long HTML input. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain URIs with a very
large number of Unicode characters. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause Django to consume resources or crash, leading to a
denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
-
python3-django
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1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-6414-1: python-django-doc, python-django, python3-django
- USN-6378-1: python-django-doc, python-django, python3-django