A Django security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, and 23.04.

[USN-6414-1] Django vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6414-1
October 04, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Django could be made to consume resources or crash if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

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

Details:

Wenchao Li discovered that the Django Truncator function incorrectly
handled very long HTML input. 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 23.04:
python3-django 3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
python3-django 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
python3-django 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.20

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6414-1
CVE-2023-43665

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/3:3.2.18-1ubuntu0.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.9
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-django/2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.20