1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3890-1

USN-3890-1: Django vulnerability

Publication date

13 February 2019

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled formatting certain
numbers. 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 formatting certain
numbers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to
consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.10 cosmic python-django –  1:1.11.15-1ubuntu1.2
python3-django –  1:1.11.15-1ubuntu1.2
18.04 bionic python-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.3
python3-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.3
16.04 xenial python-django –  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.8
python3-django –  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.8

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