1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6946-1

USN-6946-1: Django vulnerabilities

Publication date

6 August 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Releases

Packages

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. (

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

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
24.04 noble python3-django –  3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.2
22.04 jammy python3-django –  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.13
20.04 focal python3-django –  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.24
18.04 bionic python-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm6  
python3-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm6  

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