Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-5269-2

USN-5269-2: Django vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 February 2022

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Releases

16.04 LTS 14.04 LTS

Packages

python-django - High-level Python web development framework

Details

USN-5269-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Django. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Keryn Knight discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain template
tags. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2022-22818)

Alan Ryan discovered that Django incorrectly handled file uploads. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to hang, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-23833)

USN-5269-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Django. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Keryn Knight discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain template
tags. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2022-22818)

Alan Ryan discovered that Django incorrectly handled file uploads. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to hang, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-23833)

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	python-django – 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm4
16.04 xenial	python3-django – 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm4
14.04 trusty	python-django – 1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm4

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References

USN-5269-1

USN-5269-1