USN-7501-2: Django vulnerability
Publication date
7 May 2025
Overview
Django could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- python-django - High-level Python web development framework
Details
USN-7501-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Elias Myllymäki discovered that Django incorrectly handled stripping large
sequences of incomplete HTML tags. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of
service.
USN-7501-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Elias Myllymäki discovered that Django incorrectly handled stripping large
sequences of incomplete HTML tags. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of
service.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | python-django – 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11 | ||
| python3-django – 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm11 | |||
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