--- title: 'USN-5178-1: Django vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5178-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-5178-1 --- # USN-5178-1: Django vulnerability Publication date 7 December 2021 Overview Django could be made to expose sensitive information. Releases [21.10](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=impish) [21.04](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=hirsute) [20.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=focal) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [python-django](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=python-django) - High-level Python web development framework ## Details Sjoerd Job Postmus and TengMA discovered that Django incorrectly handled URLs with trailing newlines. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain access controls. ## Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 21.10 impish | [python3-django](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django) –  [2:2.2.24-1ubuntu1.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.24-1ubuntu1.1) | | | | 21.04 hirsute | [python3-django](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django) –  [2:2.2.20-1ubuntu0.3](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.20-1ubuntu0.3) | | | | 20.04 LTS focal | [python3-django](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django) –  [2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.8](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.8) | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2021-44420](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44420)