Tuesday, October 4, 2022

[USN-5653-1] Django vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5653-1
October 04, 2022

python-django vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Django could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- python-django: High-level Python web development framework

Details:

Benjamin Balder Bach discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain
internationalized URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Django to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
python3-django 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3-django 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.14

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5653-1
CVE-2022-41323

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.14

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