UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73228

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-73228
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73228.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73228
Upstream
Published
2026-08-13T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-08-13T19:30:50.637834812Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Django REST framework is a toolkit for building Web APIs. Prior to 3.17.2, Django REST Framework's request.data parsing in restframework/request.py Request.parse() passes the underlying HttpRequest stream to JSONParser and FormParser for application/json and application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies, bypassing Django's DATAUPLOADMAXMEMORYSIZE protection and allowing oversized request bodies to consume additional memory and CPU. This issue is fixed in version 3.17.2.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
djangorestframework

Package

Name
djangorestframework
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/djangorestframework?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.4.3-2
3.*
3.3.1-1
3.3.2-1
3.3.2-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.2-2",
            "binary_name": "python-djangorestframework"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.2-2",
            "binary_name": "python3-djangorestframework"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73228.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
djangorestframework

Package

Name
djangorestframework
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/djangorestframework?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.0-2
3.7.7-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.7.7-1",
            "binary_name": "python-djangorestframework"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.7.7-1",
            "binary_name": "python3-djangorestframework"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73228.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
djangorestframework

Package

Name
djangorestframework
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/djangorestframework?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.9.0-2
3.10.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.2-1",
            "binary_name": "python3-djangorestframework"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73228.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
djangorestframework

Package

Name
djangorestframework
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/djangorestframework?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.12.1-1
3.12.4-1
3.12.4-2
3.12.4-2ubuntu1
3.12.4-2.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.12.4-2.1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "python3-djangorestframework"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73228.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
djangorestframework

Package

Name
djangorestframework
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/djangorestframework?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.14.0-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.14.0-2",
            "binary_name": "python3-djangorestframework"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73228.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
djangorestframework

Package

Name
djangorestframework
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/djangorestframework?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.16.1-1
3.16.1-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.16.1-3",
            "binary_name": "python3-djangorestframework"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73228.json"