CVE-2025-13473 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-13473: An issue was discovered in 6.0 before 6.0.2, 5.2 before 5.2.11, and 4.2 before 4.2.28. The `django.contrib.auth.handlers.modwsgi.check_password()` function for authentication via `mod_wsgi` allows remote attackers to enumerate users via a timing attack. Earlier, unsupported Django series (such as 5.

Affects 4 Linux releases across 4 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-13473 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-django→ fixed in2:2.2.28-1~deb11u12urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-django
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-django→ fixed in3:3.2.25-0+deb12u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-django
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

python-django→ fixed in3:4.2.28-0+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y python-django
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

py3-django→ fixed in4.2.28-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-django

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