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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6744-3 Critical: Pillow Buffer Overflow Issue

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Calendar Grey April 29, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security flaw in Pillow for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS may lead to system crashes or allow unauthorized access for admin privileges with specially crafted files.
Pillow could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow Ubuntu Pillow administrative risk

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

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6744-3

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow Ubuntu Pillow administrative risk

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/10.2.0-1ubuntu1

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