Ubuntu: USN-6203-1 Severe Vulnerability in Django Leads to DoS Risk

ubuntu

July 5, 2023

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

Summary

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

network traffic.

Software Description:

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

Details:

Seokchan Yoon discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain regular

expressions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical ubuntu network issue django

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   python3-django                  3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 22.10:
   python3-django                  3:3.2.15-1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   python3-django                  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.7

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   python3-django                  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.18

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