USN-6744-2

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    USN-6744-2

    Published: 22 Apr 2024Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: pillow vulnerability

    Details: USN-6744-1 fixed a vulnerability in Pillow (Python 3). This update provides the corresponding updates for Pillow (Python 2) in Ubuntu 20.04 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6744-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-28219

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pillow-python2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2

    Affected versions

    6.2.1-3~build1
    6.2.1-3
    6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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