USN-4084-1: Django vulnerabilities

python-django vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

Software Description

• python-django - High-level Python web development framework

Details

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the Truncator function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2019-14232)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled the strip_tags function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2019-14233)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain lookups in the PostgreSQL support. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection attacks. (CVE-2019-14234)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain invalid UTF-8 octet sequences. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2019-14235)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.04

python-django - 1:1.11.20-1ubuntu0.2

python3-django - 1:1.11.20-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

python-django - 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.5

python3-django - 1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

python-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.10

python3-django - 1.8.7-1ubuntu5.10

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

• CVE-2019-14232
• CVE-2019-14233
• CVE-2019-14234
• CVE-2019-14235

from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2OHKmfw