Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-4381-1 Critical: Django Denial Of Service

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June 3, 2020

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:

Dan Palmer discovered that Django incorrectly validated memcached cache

keys. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

service and obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2020-13254)

Jon Dufresne discovered that Django incorrectly encoded query parameters

for the admin ForeignKeyRawIdWidget. A remote attacker could possibly use

this issue to perform XSS attacks. (CVE-2020-13596)

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update ubuntu public disclosure xss attack django

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  python3-django                  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 19.10:
  python-django                   1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.4
  python3-django                  1:1.11.22-1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.9
  python3-django                  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.8.7-1ubuntu5.13
  python3-django                  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.13

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