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Fedora 39: FEDORA-2024-e2bde0853b Critical: python-django DoS Risk

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Calendar Grey September 6, 2024
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Essential Fedora 39 security patch for python-django tackling possible denial-of-service vulnerabilities stemming from oversized inputs.
urlize and urlizetrunc were subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via very large inputs with a specific sequence of characters.

Summary

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid

development and a clean, pragmatic design. It focuses on automating as

much as possible and adhering to the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself)

principle.

Update Information:

urlize and urlizetrunc were subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via very large inputs with a specific sequence of characters.

Change Log

* Wed Sep 4 2024 Michel Lind - 4.2.16-1 - Update to version 4.2.16 - Fixes: CVE-2024-45230, RHBZ#2309746 - Sync spec improvements from python-django4.2 * Fri Jul 19 2024 Fedora Release Engineering - 4.2.14-3 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_41_Mass_Rebuild

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2309746 - CVE-2024-45230: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in django.utils.html.urlize() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2309746

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-e2bde0853b' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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Name: python-django
Product: Fedora 39
Version: 4.2.16
Release: 1.fc39
Summary: A high-level Python Web framework

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