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  2. USN-5837-2

USN-5837-2: Django vulnerability

Publication date

1 February 2023

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

Details

USN-5837-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Nick Pope discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain
Accept-Language headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Django to consume memory, leading to a denial of service.

USN-5837-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Nick Pope discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain
Accept-Language headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Django to consume memory, 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
16.04 xenial python3-django –  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm6  
python-django –  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm6  

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