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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5837-2 Moderate: Django Memory Issue Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey February 1, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Django security flaw impacts Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Immediate patch needed to avert service interruptions stemming from resource management flaws.
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:

USN-5837-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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.

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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+esm6
  python3-django                  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm6

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5837-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5837-1

CVE-2023-23969

February 01, 2023

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Topics Covered

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