USN-8690-1

It was discovered that Pillow did not properly manage memory when processing certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or read sensitive data.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / pillow

Package

Name: pillow
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

7.0.0-4ubuntu0.9+esm1

Affected versions

6.*

6.1.0-1

6.1.0-1build1

6.2.1-2

7.*

7.0.0-4

7.0.0-4build1

7.0.0-4ubuntu0.1

7.0.0-4ubuntu0.2

7.0.0-4ubuntu0.3

7.0.0-4ubuntu0.4

7.0.0-4ubuntu0.5

7.0.0-4ubuntu0.6

7.0.0-4ubuntu0.7

7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8

7.0.0-4ubuntu0.9

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil",
            "binary_version": "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.9+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "7.0.0-4ubuntu0.9+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8690-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-59198",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / pillow

Package

Name: pillow
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5

Affected versions

8.*

8.1.2+dfsg-0.3

9.*

9.0.0-1

9.0.1-1

9.0.1-1build1

9.0.1-1ubuntu0.1

9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2

9.0.1-1ubuntu0.3

9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil",
            "binary_version": "9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8690-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-59198",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / pillow

Package

Name: pillow
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

10.2.0-1ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

10.*

10.0.0-1

10.1.0-1

10.2.0-1

10.2.0-1build1

10.2.0-1ubuntu1

10.2.0-1ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil",
            "binary_version": "10.2.0-1ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "10.2.0-1ubuntu1.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8690-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-59198",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS / pillow

Package

Name: pillow
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/pillow?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

12.1.1-2ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

11.*

11.3.0-1ubuntu1

11.3.0-1ubuntu2

12.*

12.0.0-1ubuntu1

12.1.1-1ubuntu1

12.1.1-2ubuntu1

12.1.1-2ubuntu1.1

12.1.1-2ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil",
            "binary_version": "12.1.1-2ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-pil.imagetk",
            "binary_version": "12.1.1-2ubuntu1.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8690-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-59198",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
}