USN-5837-1 fixed a vulnerability in Django. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Nick Pope discovered that Django incorrectly handled certain Accept-Language headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Django to consume memory, leading to a denial of service.
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