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

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Calendar Grey December 4, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Django vulnerabilities addressed in Ubuntu distributions. Discover methods to enhance your security posture through timely updates and efficient vulnerability remediation.
Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 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)

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.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7136-1

CVE-2024-53907, CVE-2024-53908

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7136-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:4.2.15-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.15 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.26

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