USN-4430-2: Pillow vulnerabilities
Publication date
23 July 2020
Overview
Pillow could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- pillow - Python Imaging Library
Details
USN-4430-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Pillow. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If
a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted
image file, a remote attacker could possibly cause Pillow to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
USN-4430-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Pillow. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If
a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted
image file, a remote attacker could possibly cause Pillow to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|
20.04 focal | python3-pil – 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.1 |
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