Ubuntu 22.10 USN-5868-1 Moderate: Python-Django Denial Of Service

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February 14, 2023

Django could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Django could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted

network traffic.

Software Description:

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

Details:

Jakob Ackermann discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain file

uploads. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to

consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service Ubuntu python-django

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
   python3-django                  3:3.2.15-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   python3-django                  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   python3-django                  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.16

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   python-django                   1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.20
   python3-django                  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.20

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