QID 198394

Date Published: 2021-06-09

QID 198394: Ubuntu Security Notification for Django vulnerabilities (USN-4975-1)

The django urlvalidator function incorrectly handled newlines and tabs.
Django incorrectly handled path sanitation in admindocs.
Django incorrectly handled ipv4 addresses with leading zeros.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a header injection attack.
This issue only affected ubuntu 20.04 lts, ubuntu 20.10, and ubuntu 21.04. (
cve-2021-32052).
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to determine the existence of arbitrary files and in certain configurations obtain their contents. (
cve-2021-33203).
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a wide variety of attacks, including bypassing certain access restrictions.
(cve-2021-33571).

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu advisory: USN-4975-1 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 198394

    CVE-2021-33203 | CVE-2021-33571 | CVE-2021-32052 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-4975-1 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo usn.ubuntu.com/4975-1
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