USN-7794-1: Django vulnerabilities

Publication date

1 October 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Django.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled special characters in the
QuerySet function calls. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform SQL injection attacks. (CVE-2025-59681)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled files with the same path
prefix when starting with a template. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2025-59682)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled special characters in the
QuerySet function calls. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform SQL injection attacks. (CVE-2025-59681)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled files with the same path
prefix when starting with a template. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2025-59682)

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
25.04 plucky python3-django –  3:4.2.18-1ubuntu1.5
24.04 LTS noble python3-django –  3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.11
22.04 LTS jammy python3-django –  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.22
20.04 LTS focal python3-django –  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.29+esm4  
18.04 LTS bionic python-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm12  
python3-django –  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm12  
16.04 LTS xenial python-django –  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm9  
python3-django –  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.15+esm9  
14.04 LTS trusty python-django –  1.6.11-0ubuntu1.3+esm8  

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