Ubuntu notice USN-8999-1 fixes multiple Pillow image library vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu USN-8999-1 addresses Pillow flaws: CVE-2026-54058 (McIdas AREA map stride, information disclosure or DoS); CVE-2026-54059, CVE-2026-54060 and CVE-2026-55379 (missing decompression bomb checks in font handling, DoS); CVE-2026-55380 (GD decompression bomb, DoS); CVE-2026-59197 (rank filter size validation, crash or possible code execution); CVE-2026-59199 (coordinate calculation, crash); CVE-2026-59200 (unlimited decompressed PDF stream size, DoS); CVE-2026-59203 (EPS negative BeginBinary byte count, hang, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS only); CVE-2026-59204 (JPEG2000 tile component width accumulation, DoS); CVE-2026-59205 (colour management image mode validation, crash or possible code execution). The notice does not list affected or fixed Pillow versions, so defenders should check the USN for package versions and apply the update.
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What to do
- Apply the Pillow updates in Ubuntu security notice USN-8999-1.
- Check whether systems or applications process untrusted images, fonts, EPS or PDF files with Pillow, as these are the affected formats.
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