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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 16.10, 14.04 LTS: USN-3230-1 Critical Pillow Threats

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Several security issues were fixed in Pillow.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3230-1
March 13, 2017

pillow vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Pillow.

Software Description:
- pillow: Python Imaging Library

Details:

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain compressed text
chunks in PNG images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9601)

Cris Neckar discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Pillow to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2016-9189)

Cris Neckar discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Pillow to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-9190)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.10:
  python-imaging                  3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
  python-pil                      3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
  python3-pil                     3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  python-imaging                  3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
  python-pil                      3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
  python3-pil                     3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  python-imaging                  2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
  python-pil                      2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
  python3-imaging                 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
  python3-pil                     2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3230-1
  CVE-2014-9601, CVE-2016-9189, CVE-2016-9190

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4


Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 16.10, 14.04 LTS: USN-3230-1 Critical Pillow Threats

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Calendar Grey March 13, 2017
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The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3230-1 outlines significant vulnerabilities found in the Pillow library affecting multiple versions along with the corresponding patches.
Several security issues were fixed in Pillow.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: python-imaging 3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1 python-pil 3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1 python3-pil 3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: python-imaging 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1 python-pil 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1 python3-pil 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: python-imaging 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4 python-pil 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4 python3-imaging 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4 python3-pil 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3230-1

CVE-2014-9601, CVE-2016-9189, CVE-2016-9190

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March 13, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4

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