USN-5653-1: Django vulnerability

Publication date

4 October 2022

Overview

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


Packages

Details

Benjamin Balder Bach discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain
internationalized URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Django to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Benjamin Balder Bach discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain
internationalized URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Django to crash, resulting in 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
22.04 jammy python3-django –  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.3
20.04 focal python3-django –  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.14

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