Ubuntu update for python-django

Published: 2024-09-03

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-45230 CVE-2024-45231
CWE-ID	CWE-399 CWE-209
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system python3-django (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python-django (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU96742

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45230

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources in urlize and urlizetrunc. A remote attacker can pass very large inputs with a specific sequence of characters the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python-django to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 24.04

python3-django (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

python-django (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

CPE2.3

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6987-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Information Exposure Through an Error Message

EUVDB-ID: #VU96743