[USN-7136-1] Django vulnerabilities

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7136-1
December 04, 2024

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

- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Software Description:
- python-django: High-level Python web development framework

Details:

jiangniao discovered that Django incorrectly handled the API to strip tags.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to
consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-53907)

Seokchan Yoon discovered that Django incorrectly handled HasKey lookups
when using Oracle. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
inject arbitrary SQL code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-53908)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   python3-django                  3:4.2.15-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   python3-django                  3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   python3-django                  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.15

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   python3-django                  2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.26

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7136-1
   CVE-2024-53907, CVE-2024-53908

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:4.2.15-1ubuntu1.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.4
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.15
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.26

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