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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-7501-2: Django denial of service issue

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Calendar Grey May 7, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
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Django could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Django could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network

traffic.

Software Description:

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

Details:

USN-7501-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Elias Myllymäki discovered that Django incorrectly handled stripping large

sequences of incomplete HTML tags. A remote attacker could possibly use

this issue to cause Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of

service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update instructions ubuntu resource consumption django

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  python-django                   1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-django                  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7501-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7501-1

CVE-2025-32873

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7501-2

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update instructions ubuntu resource consumption django

Package Information

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