USN-7136-2: Django vulnerability

4 December 2024

Several security issues were fixed in Django.

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USN-7136-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

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

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