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Ubuntu 25.10 Pillow Severely Affected by DoS Resource Crash Flaw USN-8211-1

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Calendar Grey April 27, 2026
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Pillow crash risk on Ubuntu 25.10 addresses crucial update for denial of service vulnerability.
Pillow could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Pillow could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- pillow: Python Imaging Library

Details:

It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain FITS images. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Pillow to consume

resources, leading to a denial of service.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important resource consumption pillow

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  python3-pil                     11.3.0-1ubuntu1.2
  python3-pil.imagetk             11.3.0-1ubuntu1.2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8211-1

CVE-2026-40192

Severity
important
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Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8211-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important resource consumption pillow

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pillow/11.3.0-1ubuntu1.2

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