Description
In Pillow before 8.1.0, PcxDecode has a buffer over-read when decoding a crafted PCX file because the user-supplied stride value is trusted for buffer calculations.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pillow | 8.1.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pillow | 8.1.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | pillow | 8.1.0-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | pillow | 4.0.0-4+deb9u3 | DLA-2716-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | pillow | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.2 | USN-4697-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | pillow | 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.4 | USN-4697-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | pillow | 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.5 | USN-4697-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | pillow-python2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | pillow | 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm2 | USN-4697-2 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | python-pillow +1 | 5.1.1-16.el8 | RHSA-2021:4149 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | python3-pillow | 5.1.1-16.el8 | ALSA-2021:4149 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | python-pillow | 5.1.1-16.el8 | RLSA-2021:4149 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | python-Pillow | 5.2.0-3.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:1938-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | python-Pillow | 4.2.1-3.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:1939-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | python-Pillow | 5.2.0-3.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:1938-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | python-Pillow | 4.2.1-3.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:1939-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | python-Pillow | 2.8.1-4.22.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:1940-1 |
| SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | python-Pillow | 4.2.1-3.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:1939-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-Pillow | 8.3.2-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11261-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13827-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11209-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | python-CairoSVG | 2.5.1-lp152.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:1134-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | python-Pillow | 8.3.1-lp152.5.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:1134-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | py3-pillow | 8.1.0-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | python-pillow +4 | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.4 | ALAS2-2023-2083 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pillow | < 8.1.0 | 8.1.0 | GHSA-f5g8-5qq7-938w |
Advisories 15
- ALSA-2021:4149 Moderate: python-pillow security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-1835 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (python-pillow): Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 14, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11261-1 python313-Pillow-12.3.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 13, 2026
- RHSA-2021:4149 Red Hat Security Advisory: python-pillow security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- USN-4697-2 pillow vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- USN-4697-1 pillow vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- DLA-2716-1 pillow - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RLSA-2021:4149 Moderate: python-pillow security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13827-1 python310-Pillow-10.3.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:1939-1 Security update for python-Pillow SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:1938-1 Security update for python-Pillow SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11209-1 python36-Pillow-8.3.2-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:1940-1 Security update for python-Pillow SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:1134-1 Security update for python-CairoSVG, python-Pillow SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2-2023-2083 Important: python-pillow security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 7, 2023
References
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/index.html
- FEDORA-2021-a8ddc1ce70 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-880aa7bd27 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210722 [SECURITY] [DLA 2716-1] pillow security update mailing-list