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- USN-6618-1
USN-6618-1: Pillow vulnerabilities
First published: Tue Jan 30 2024(Updated: )
It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain long text arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Pillow to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-44271) Duarte Santos discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled the environment parameter to PIL.ImageMath.eval. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-50447)
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python3-pil | <10.0.0-1ubuntu0.1 | 10.0.0-1ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu | =23.10 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python3-pil | <9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu | =22.04 | |
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/python3-pil | <7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8 | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8 |
| Ubuntu | =20.04 |
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Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-44271
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50447
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/10.0.0-1ubuntu0.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6618-1 (Advisory)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of USN-6618-1?
The severity of USN-6618-1 is regarded as high due to the potential for denial of service through resource exhaustion.
How do I fix USN-6618-1?
To fix USN-6618-1, users should upgrade the python3-pil package to the recommended version depending on their Ubuntu release.
Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by USN-6618-1?
USN-6618-1 affects Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS due to vulnerabilities in the python3-pil package.
What specific package is vulnerable in USN-6618-1?
The specific vulnerable package in USN-6618-1 is python3-pil, which has issues handling long text arguments.
What can an attacker achieve with USN-6618-1?
An attacker can exploit USN-6618-1 to leverage resource consumption vulnerabilities in Pillow, potentially causing a denial of service.
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