USN-4975-1: Django vulnerabilities

Publication date

2 June 2021

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Django.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that the Django URLValidator function incorrectly handled
newlines and tabs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform a header injection attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04
LTS, Ubuntu 20.10, and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-32052)

Rasmus Lerchedahl Petersen and Rasmus Wriedt Larsen discovered that Django
incorrectly handled path sanitation in admindocs. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to determine the existence of arbitrary files and
in certain configurations obtain their contents. (CVE-2021-33203)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled IPv4 addresses with
leading zeros. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
wide variety of attacks, including bypassing certain access restrictions.
(CVE-2021-33571)

It was discovered that the Django URLValidator function incorrectly handled
newlines and tabs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform a header injection attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04
LTS, Ubuntu 20.10, and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-32052)

Rasmus Lerchedahl Petersen and Rasmus Wriedt Larsen discovered that Django
incorrectly handled path sanitation in admindocs. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to determine the existence of arbitrary files and
in certain configurations obtain their contents. (CVE-2021-33203)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled IPv4 addresses with
leading zeros. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
wide variety of attacks, including bypassing certain access restrictions.
(CVE-2021-33571)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
21.04 hirsute python3-django –  2:2.2.20-1ubuntu0.2
20.10 groovy python3-django –  2:2.2.16-1ubuntu0.5
20.04 focal python3-django –  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.7
18.04 bionic python3-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.14
python-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.14

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