USN-4430-2: Pillow vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4430-2
July 23, 2020
pillow vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
Pillow could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- 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 LTS:
python3-pil 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4430-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4430-1
CVE-2020-10177, CVE-2020-10378, CVE-2020-10379, CVE-2020-10994,
CVE-2020-11538
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/7.0.0-4ubuntu0.1
A Pillow security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS to address a denial of service issue.