--- title: 'USN-6744-2: Pillow vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6744-2 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-6744-2 --- # USN-6744-2: Pillow vulnerability Publication date 22 April 2024 Overview Pillow could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file. Releases [20.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=focal) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [pillow-python2](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=pillow-python2) - Python Imaging Library (Pillow fork) ## Details 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. 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.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 20.04 LTS focal | [python-pil](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow-python2) –  6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2   Ubuntu Pro | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2024-28219](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-28219) ## Related notices * [USN-6744-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6744-1) * [USN-6744-3](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6744-3)