USN-6888-1: Django vulnerabilities

Published Jul 9, 2024
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Updated

Elias Myllymäki discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain inputs with a large number of brackets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources or stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-38875) It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled authenticating users with unusable passwords. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a timing attack and enumerate users. (CVE-2024-39329) Josh Schneier discovered that Django incorrectly handled file path validation when the storage class is being derived. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to save files into arbitrary directories. (CVE-2024-39330) It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain long strings that included a specific set of characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources or stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-39614)

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-django<3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.1
3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-django<3:4.2.4-1ubuntu2.3
3:4.2.4-1ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=23.10
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-django<2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.12
2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.12
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-django<2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.23
2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.23
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04

Event History

Jul 9, 2024
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-6888-1?

The severity of USN-6888-1 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

2

How do I fix USN-6888-1?

To fix USN-6888-1, update the python3-django package to the latest version available for your Ubuntu release.

3

Which versions of python3-django are affected by USN-6888-1?

USN-6888-1 affects python3-django versions up to 3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.1, 3:4.2.4-1ubuntu2.3, 2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.12, and 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.23.

4

What are the potential impacts of USN-6888-1?

The potential impacts of USN-6888-1 include high resource consumption or complete unresponsiveness of the Django application.

5

Who discovered USN-6888-1?

USN-6888-1 was discovered by security researcher Elias Myllymäki.

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