Ubuntu 22.10: USN-5837-1 Critical: Django DoS Memory Consumption

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February 1, 2023

Django could be made to consume memory if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Django could be made to consume memory if it received specially crafted

network traffic.

Software Description:

- python-django: High-level Python web development framework

Details:

Nick Pope discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain

Accept-Language headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause Django to consume memory, leading to a denial of service.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu memory consumption Django

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
   python3-django                  3:3.2.15-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   python3-django                  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   python3-django                  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.15

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   python-django                   1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.19
   python3-django                  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.19

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