USN-5777-2: Pillow vulnerabilities

Packages

pillow-python2 - Python Imaging Library (Pillow fork)

Details

USN-5777-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Pillow (Python 3). This update provides the
corresponding updates for Pillow (Python 2) in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled the deletion of temporary
files when using a temporary directory that contains spaces. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to delete arbitrary files. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-24303)

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled the decompression of highly
compressed GIF data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Pillow
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-45198)

USN-5777-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Pillow (Python 3). This update provides the
corresponding updates for Pillow (Python 2) in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled the deletion of temporary
files when using a temporary directory that contains spaces. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to delete arbitrary files. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-24303)

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled the decompression of highly
compressed GIF data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Pillow
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-45198)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
20.04 focal	python-pil – 6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

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