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Ubuntu: 4084-1 Critical Advisory: python-django Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey August 1, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Uncover vital Django vulnerabilities impacting Ubuntu variants and remediation strategies within this advisory report.
Several security issues were fixed in Django.

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 the Truncator function. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume

resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2019-14232)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the strip_tags function.

A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume

resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2019-14233)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain lookups in the

PostgreSQL support. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

perform SQL injection attacks. (CVE-2019-14234)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain invalid UTF-8

octet sequences. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

(CVE-2019-1...

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu SQL injection python-django

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04:
  python-django                   1:1.11.20-1ubuntu0.2
  python3-django                  1:1.11.20-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.5
  python3-django                  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.8.7-1ubuntu5.10
  python3-django                  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.10

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4084-1

CVE-2019-14232, CVE-2019-14233, CVE-2019-14234, CVE-2019-14235

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu SQL injection python-django

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.20-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.8.7-1ubuntu5.10

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