USN-5868-1: Django vulnerability
14 February 2023
Django could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- python-django - High-level Python web development framework
Details
Jakob Ackermann discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain file
uploads. 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 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.