[USN-6946-1] Django vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6946-1
August 06, 2024

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

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

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

Details:

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain strings in
floatformat function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a memory exhaustion. (CVE-2024-41989)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled very large inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-41990)

It was discovered that Django in AdminURLFieldWidget incorrectly
handled certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-41991)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain JSON objects.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a potential SQL
injection. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04
LTS. (CVE-2024-42005)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
python3-django 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
python3-django 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.13

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
python3-django 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.24

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
python-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6946-1
CVE-2024-41989, CVE-2024-41990, CVE-2024-41991, CVE-2024-42005

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.13
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.24