Description
Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to version 12.2.0, if a font advances for each glyph by an exceeding large amount, when Pillow keeps track of the current position, it may lead to an integer overflow. This issue has been patched in version 12.2.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-pillow | Pillow | < 12.2.0 | — |
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 | 12.2.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pillow | 11.1.0-5+deb13u3 | — |
| Debian 12 | pillow | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | pillow | 12.3.0-1ubuntu2 | USN-9064-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | pillow | 12.1.1-2ubuntu1.2 | USN-9064-1, USN-8399-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | pillow | 11.3.0-1ubuntu1.3 | USN-8399-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | pillow | 10.2.0-1ubuntu1.2 | USN-9064-1, USN-8399-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pillow | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | USN-9064-1, USN-8399-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | pillow | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.9+esm2 | USN-9064-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | pillow-python2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | pillow | 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.8+esm3 | USN-9064-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | pillow | 3.1.2-0ubuntu1.6+esm4 | USN-9064-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | pillow | 2.3.0-1ubuntu3.4+esm6 | USN-9064-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3-pillow +2 | 9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.8 | ALAS2023-2026-1712 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | python-pillow +4 | 2.0.0-23.gitd1c6db8.amzn2.0.18 | ALAS2-2026-3312 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-pipelines-visualization-server | 2.16.1-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | open-webui | 0.11.0-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | superset-6.0 | 6.0.0-r10 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pillow | < 12.2.0 | 12.2.0 | GHSA-wjx4-4jcj-g98j |
Advisories 5
- USN-9064-1 pillow vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2455 Oracle Solaris Drittanbieterkomponenten: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8399-1 pillow vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 8, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-3312 Important: python-pillow security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · May 26, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1712 Important: python-pillow security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · May 26, 2026