Ubuntu Security Notice 6946-1 - It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain strings in floatformat function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a memory exhaustion. It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled very large inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that Django in AdminURLFieldWidget incorrectly handled certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6946-1
August 06, 2024
python-django vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Django.
Software Description:
- python-django: High-level Python web development framework
Details:
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain strings in
floatformat function. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a memory exhaustion. (CVE-2024-41989)
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled very large inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-41990)
It was discovered that Django in AdminURLFieldWidget incorrectly
handled certain inputs with a very large number of Unicode characters.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-41991)
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain JSON objects.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a potential SQL
injection. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04
LTS. (CVE-2024-42005)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
python3-django 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
python3-django 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.13
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
python3-django 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.24
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
python-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-django 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6946-1
CVE-2024-41989, CVE-2024-41990, CVE-2024-41991, CVE-2024-42005
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.13
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.24