Ubuntu alert USN-6414-1 (python-django)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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[USN-6414-1] Django vulnerability
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Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:50:06 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6414-1
October 04, 2023

python-django vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Django could be made to consume resources or crash if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- python-django: High-level Python web development framework

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.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.04:
   python3-django                  3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   python3-django                  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   python3-django                  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.20

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6414-1
   CVE-2023-43665

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:3.2....
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:3.2....
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2....