[USN-3890-1] Django vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3890-1
February 13, 2019

python-django vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 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:

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled formatting certain
numbers. 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 18.10:
  python-django                   1:1.11.15-1ubuntu1.2
  python3-django                  1:1.11.15-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.3
  python3-django                  1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-django                   1.8.7-1ubuntu5.8
  python3-django                  1.8.7-1ubuntu5.8

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

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3890-1
  CVE-2019-6975

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.15-1ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/1.8.7-1ubuntu5.8

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