Critical Django Security Advisory for Ubuntu: Fix Vulnerabilities Now
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Django. Software Description: - python-django: High-level Python web development framework 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 poten...
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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS python3-django 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS python3-django 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.13 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS python3-django 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.24 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS python-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm6 Available with Ubuntu Pro python3-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm6 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6946-1
CVE-2024-41989, CVE-2024-41990, CVE-2024-41991, CVE-2024-42005
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.13 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.24