==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6744-2
April 22, 2024<\/p>\n
pillow vulnerability
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
Pillow could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator
if it opened a specially crafted file.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– pillow-python2: Python Imaging Library (Pillow fork)<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
USN-6744-1 fixed a vulnerability in Pillow (Python 3). This update
provides the corresponding updates for Pillow (Python 2) in
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.<\/p>\n
Original advisory details:<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
python-pil 6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-6744-2
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-6744-1
CVE-2024-28219<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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