Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 764
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 764

Django DoS Vulnerability in Ubuntu 23.04, 22.04 LTS, and 20.04 LTS

ubuntu
Calendar Grey September 18, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Django on Ubuntu experiences vulnerabilities that can lead to crashes or significant resource usage due to malicious network requests.
Django could be made to crash or consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Django could be made to crash or consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - python-django: High-level Python web development framework Details: It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain URIs with a very large number of Unicode characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources or crash, leading to a denial of service.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service network traffic ubuntu python framework

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: python3-django 3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: python3-django 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.8 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: python3-django 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.19 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6378-1

CVE-2023-41164

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6378-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service network traffic ubuntu python framework

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.19

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here