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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6744-3
April 29, 2024pillow vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Summary:
Pillow could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator
if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- 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.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
python3-pil 10.2.0-1ubuntu1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6744-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6744-1
CVE-2024-28219
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/10.2.0-1ubuntu1