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  2. USN-6378-1

USN-6378-1: Django vulnerability

Publication date

18 September 2023

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain URIs with a very
large number of Unicode characters. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause Django to consume resources or crash, leading to a
denial of service.

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain URIs with a very
large number of Unicode characters. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause Django to consume resources or crash, 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
23.04 lunar python3-django –  3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.4
22.04 jammy python3-django –  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.8
20.04 focal python3-django –  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.19

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