Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting python3-django package, versions <0:2.2.24-9.el9ost


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.85% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON3DJANGO-6370669
  • published4 Mar 2024
  • disclosed4 Mar 2024

Introduced: 4 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-27351  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 python3-django to version 0:2.2.24-9.el9ost or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:4187.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-django package and not the python3-django package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Django 3.2 before 3.2.25, 4.2 before 4.2.11, and 5.0 before 5.0.3, the django.utils.text.Truncator.words() method (with html=True) and the truncatewords_html template filter are subject to a potential regular expression denial-of-service attack via a crafted string. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-14232 and CVE-2023-43665.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1