1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4264-1

USN-4264-1: Django vulnerability

Publication date

4 February 2020

Overview

Django could be vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

Releases

Packages

Details

Simon Charette discovered that Django incorrectly handled input in the
PostgreSQL module. A remote attacker could possibly use this to perform SQL
injection attacks.

Simon Charette discovered that Django incorrectly handled input in the
PostgreSQL module. A remote attacker could possibly use this to perform SQL
injection attacks.

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
19.10 eoan python-django –  1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.2
python3-django –  1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.2
18.04 bionic python-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.7
python3-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.7

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