USN-3230-1: Pillow vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3230-1
13th March, 2017
pillow vulnerabilities
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 version:
- Ubuntu 16.10:
-
python-imaging
3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
-
python3-pil
3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
-
python-pil
3.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
python-imaging
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
-
python3-pil
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
-
python-pil
3.1.2-0ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
python-imaging
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
-
python3-pil
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
-
python-pil
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
-
python3-imaging
2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3230-1: Pillow vulnerabilities
