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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-6203-2: Django Resource Consumption Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey July 25, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An exploit in Django permits excessive resource usage through designed requests, impacting Ubuntu 18.04. Users need to upgrade immediately.
Django could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) 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: USN-6203-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. Original advisory 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.

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): python-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm1 python3-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6203-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6203-1

CVE-2023-36053

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6203-2

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