USN-4430-2: Pillow vulnerabilities
23 July 2020
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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-4430-1: python-pil, pillow, python-pil.imagetk, python3-pil, python-pil-doc, python3-pil.imagetk, python-imaging
- USN-4697-2: python-pil, pillow, python-pil.imagetk, python3-imaging-sane, python3-pil, python3-imaging-tk, python-imaging-sane, python-imaging-tk, python-sane, python-pil-doc, python-imaging-compat, python3-pil.imagetk, python3-sane, python-imaging, python3-imaging, python-imaging-doc