1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7136-1

USN-7136-1: Django vulnerabilities

Publication date

4 December 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Releases

Packages

Details

jiangniao discovered that Django incorrectly handled the API to strip tags.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to
consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-53907)

Seokchan Yoon discovered that Django incorrectly handled HasKey lookups
when using Oracle. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
inject arbitrary SQL code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-53908)

jiangniao discovered that Django incorrectly handled the API to strip tags.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to
consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-53907)

Seokchan Yoon discovered that Django incorrectly handled HasKey lookups
when using Oracle. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
inject arbitrary SQL code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-53908)

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
24.10 oracular python3-django –  3:4.2.15-1ubuntu1.1
24.04 noble python3-django –  3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.4
22.04 jammy python3-django –  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.15
20.04 focal python3-django –  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.26

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