Description
Pillow before 9.2.0 performs Improper Handling of Highly Compressed GIF Data (Data Amplification).
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 | 9.2.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pillow | 9.2.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | pillow | 9.2.0-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | pillow | 8.1.2+dfsg-0.3+deb11u3 | DLA-4462-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pillow | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-5777-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | pillow | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.7 | USN-5777-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | pillow-python2 | 6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-5777-2 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | python-Pillow | 7.2.0-150300.3.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2908-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5 | python-Pillow | 8.4.0-bp155.3.9.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:0253-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | python-Pillow | 7.2.0-150300.3.18.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:0253-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2908-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3-pillow +2 | 9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-146 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pillow | < 9.2.0 | 9.2.0 | GHSA-m2vv-5vj5-2hm7 |
Advisories 8
- ICSA-25-203-04 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Power Operation (Update A) CISA ICS & IT advisories · Feb 25, 2026
- SEVD-2025-189-03 EcoStruxure™ Power Operation Schneider Electric CPCERT · Feb 10, 2026
- USN-5777-1 pillow vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- USN-5777-2 pillow-python2 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:0253-1 Security update for python-Pillow SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2908-1 Security update for python-Pillow SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- DLA-4462-1 pillow - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Feb 1, 2026
- ALAS2023-2023-146 Important: python-pillow security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Mar 22, 2023
References
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/11918eac0628ec8ac0812670d9838361ead2d6a4
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/6402
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/855683
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/9.2.0
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/409.html
- GLSA-202211-10 vendor-advisory