USN-5227-3 (UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22817)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2022-10-24 12:56 – Updated: 2026-04-27 14:11 – Source websiteUSN-5227-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Pillow. It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2022-22817 was incomplete. This update fixes the problem.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-23437)
It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue ony affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-34552)
It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22815)
It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-22816)
It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22817)
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"details": "USN-5227-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Pillow. It was discovered that the fix\nfor CVE-2022-22817 was incomplete. This update fixes the problem.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to hang, resulting in a denial\n of service. (CVE-2021-23437)\n \n It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial\n of service. This issue ony affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and\n Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-34552)\n \n It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial\n of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22815)\n \n It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial\n of service. (CVE-2022-22816)\n \n It was discovered that Pillow incorrectly handled certain image files. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-crafted\n file, a remote attacker could cause Pillow to crash, resulting in a denial\n of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22817)\n",
"id": "USN-5227-3",
"modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:27Z",
"published": "2022-10-24T12:56:27Z",
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