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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6203-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6203-1 - 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.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6203-1
July 05, 2023

python-django vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 23.04
  • Ubuntu 22.10
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:

  • 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:
python3-django 3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 22.10:
python3-django 3:3.2.15-1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
python3-django 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.7

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3-django 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.18

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6203-1
CVE-2023-36053

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:3.2.15-1ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.18

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