SUSE: 2019:2042-1 Moderate: Memory Fix for Python-Django Issues
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August 2, 2019
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for python-Django fixes the following issues: - Fixed CVE-2019-6975 (bsc#1124991) * Added CVE-2019-6975.patch to fix uncontrolled memory consumption * If ``django.utils.numberformat.format()`` -- used by ``contrib.admin`` as well as the the ``floatformat``, ``filesizeformat``, and ``intcomma`` templates filters -- received a ``Decimal`` with a large number of digits or a large exponent, it could lead to significant memory usage due to a call to ``'{:f}'.format()``. To avoid this, decimals with more than 200 digits are now formatted using scientific notation. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7:
References
#1124991
Cross- CVE-2019-6975
Affected Products:
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6975.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1124991
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:2042-1
Rating: moderate
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