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diff --git a/docs/releases/5.0.11.txt b/docs/releases/5.0.11.txt index c284b51435..e5cb684888 100644 --- a/docs/releases/5.0.11.txt +++ b/docs/releases/5.0.11.txt @@ -5,3 +5,15 @@ Django 5.0.11 release notes *January 14, 2025* Django 5.0.11 fixes a security issue with severity "moderate" in 5.0.10. + +CVE-2024-56374: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in IPv6 validation +============================================================================ + +Lack of upper bound limit enforcement in strings passed when performing IPv6 +validation could lead to a potential denial-of-service attack. The undocumented +and private functions ``clean_ipv6_address`` and ``is_valid_ipv6_address`` were +vulnerable, as was the :class:`django.forms.GenericIPAddressField` form field, +which has now been updated to define a ``max_length`` of 39 characters. + +The :class:`django.db.models.GenericIPAddressField` model field was not +affected. |