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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5373-2 Moderate Django SQL Injection Threat

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Calendar Grey April 11, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Various vulnerabilities addressed in Django improve overall system reliability and security for Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 ESM.
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:

USN-5373-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Django. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain certain column

aliases in the QuerySet.annotate(), aggregate(), and extra() methods. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an SQL injection

attack. (CVE-2022-28346)

It was discovered that the Django URLValidator function incorrectly handled

newlines and tabs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

perform a header injection attack. (CVE-2021-32052)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  python-django                   1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm5
  python3-django                  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm5

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  python-django                   1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm5

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5373-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5373-1

CVE-2021-32052, CVE-2022-28346

April 11, 2022

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Topics Covered

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