--- title: 'USN-6414-2: Django vulnerabilities | 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-6414-2 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-6414-2 --- # USN-6414-2: Django vulnerabilities Publication date 4 October 2023 Overview Several security issues were fixed in Django. Releases [18.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=bionic) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [python-django](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=python-django) - High-level Python web development framework ## Details USN-6414-1 and USN-6378-1 fixed [CVE-2023-43665](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43665) and [CVE-2023-41164](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-41164) in Django, respectively. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Wenchao Li discovered that the Django Truncator function incorrectly handled very long HTML input. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain URIs with a very large number of Unicode characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources or crash, leading to a denial of service. ## 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 | | --- | --- | | 18.04 LTS bionic | [python3-django](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django) –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | --- ### 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-2023-43665](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43665) * [CVE-2023-41164](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-41164) ## Related notices * [USN-6414-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6414-1) * [USN-6378-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6378-1)