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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5837-2
Ubuntu Security Notice 5837-2 - USN-5837-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Nick Pope discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain Accept-Language headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume memory, leading to a denial of service.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5837-2February 01, 2023python-django vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:Django could be made to consume memory if it received specially craftednetwork traffic.Software Description:- python-django: High-level Python web development frameworkDetails:USN-5837-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update providesthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.Original advisory details: Nick Pope discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain Accept-Language headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume memory, leading to a denial of service.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: python-django 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm6 python3-django 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm6In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5837-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5837-1 CVE-2023-23969Related news
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In Django 3.2 before 3.2.17, 4.0 before 4.0.9, and 4.1 before 4.1.6, the parsed values of Accept-Language headers are cached in order to avoid repetitive parsing. This leads to a potential denial-of-service vector via excessive memory usage if the raw value of Accept-Language headers is very large.
In Django 3.2 before 3.2.17, 4.0 before 4.0.9, and 4.1 before 4.1.6, the parsed values of Accept-Language headers are cached in order to avoid repetitive parsing. This leads to a potential denial-of-service vector via excessive memory usage if the raw value of Accept-Language headers is very large.
Ubuntu Security Notice 5837-1 - Nick Pope discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain Accept-Language headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume memory, leading to a denial of service.