USN-8232-1: Django vulnerabilities

Publication date

5 May 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Django.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Django did not vary cached response headers on
cookies when sessions were not modified while SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST
was enabled. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to steal a
user's session. (CVE-2026-35192)

Kyle Agronick and Jacob Walls discovered that Django incorrectly handled
ASGI requests with missing or understated Content-Length header values.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to use
excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-5766)

Ahmad Sadeddin discovered that Django UpdateCacheMiddleware incorrectly
cached requests where the Vary header contained an asterisk. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2026-6907)

It was discovered that Django did not vary cached response headers on
cookies when sessions were not modified while SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST
was enabled. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to steal a
user's session. (CVE-2026-35192)

Kyle Agronick and Jacob Walls discovered that Django incorrectly handled
ASGI requests with missing or understated Content-Length header values.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to use
excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-5766)

Ahmad Sadeddin discovered that Django UpdateCacheMiddleware incorrectly
cached requests where the Vary header contained an asterisk. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2026-6907)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute python3-django –  3:5.2.9-0ubuntu4.1
25.10 questing python3-django –  3:5.2.4-1ubuntu2.5
24.04 LTS noble python3-django –  3:4.2.11-1ubuntu1.16
22.04 LTS jammy python3-django –  2:3.2.12-2ubuntu1.27

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