USN-6414-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6414-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6414-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6414-2
Upstream
Related
Published
2023-10-04T22:01:08.590378Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:37Z
Summary
python-django vulnerabilities
Details

USN-6414-1 and USN-6378-1 fixed CVE-2023-43665 and CVE-2023-41164 in Django, respectively. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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.

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain URIs with a very large number of Unicode characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume resources or crash, leading to a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / python-django

Package

Name
python-django
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-django@1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm2

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.11.4-1ubuntu1
1:1.11.6-1ubuntu1
1:1.11.9-1ubuntu1
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.1
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.2
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.3
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.4
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.5
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.6
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.7
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.8
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.9
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.10
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.11
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.12
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.13
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.14
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.15
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.16
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.17
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.18
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.19
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.20
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21
1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm2",
            "binary_name": "python-django"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm2",
            "binary_name": "python-django-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.11.11-1ubuntu1.21+esm2",
            "binary_name": "python3-django"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "id": "CVE-2023-41164",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "id": "CVE-2023-43665",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}