USN-3890-1: Django vulnerability
13 February 2019
Django could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- python-django - High-level Python web development framework
Details
It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled formatting certain
numbers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to
consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.