CVE-2024-41990 Affecting python-django package, versions <2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.24


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-PYTHONDJANGO-7642603
  • published7 Aug 2024
  • disclosed7 Aug 2024

Introduced: 7 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-41990  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 python-django to version 2:2.2.12-1ubuntu0.24 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-django package and not the python-django package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Django 5.0 before 5.0.8 and 4.2 before 4.2.15. The urlize() and urlizetrunc() template filters are subject to a potential denial-of-service attack via very large inputs with a specific sequence of characters.

CVSS Scores

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