Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7136-1 critical: Django DoS and SQL Injection

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December 4, 2024

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Software Description:

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

Details:

jiangniao discovered that Django incorrectly handled the API to strip tags.

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

consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-53907)

Seokchan Yoon discovered that Django incorrectly handled HasKey lookups

when using Oracle. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

inject arbitrary SQL code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and

Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-53908)

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service SQL injection python-django Ubuntu 24.10 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   python3-django                  3:4.2.15-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   python3-django                  3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3-django                  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.15

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   python3-django                  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.26

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