1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6744-3

USN-6744-3: Pillow vulnerability

Publication date

29 April 2024

Overview

Pillow could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • pillow - Python Imaging Library

Details

USN-6744-1 fixed a vulnerability in Pillow. This update
provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Hugo van Kemenade discovered that Pillow was not properly performing
bounds checks when processing an ICC file, which could lead to a buffer
overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted ICC file, an attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

USN-6744-1 fixed a vulnerability in Pillow. This update
provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Hugo van Kemenade discovered that Pillow was not properly performing
bounds checks when processing an ICC file, which could lead to a buffer
overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted ICC file, an attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

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
24.04 noble python3-pil –  10.2.0-1ubuntu1

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