USN-6203-1: Django vulnerability
5 July 2023
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
Seokchan Yoon discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. 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 23.04
Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.