=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2168-1
April 15, 2014

python-imaging vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Python Imaging Library could be made to overwrite or expose files.

Software Description:
- python-imaging: Python Imaging Library

Details:

Jakub Wilk discovered that the Python Imaging Library incorrectly handled
temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
overwrite arbitrary files, or gain access to temporary file contents.
(CVE-2014-1932, CVE-2014-1933)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10:
  python-imaging                  1.1.7+2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  python-imaging                  1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  python-imaging                  1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.04.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  python-imaging                  1.1.7-1ubuntu0.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2168-1
  CVE-2014-1932, CVE-2014-1933

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7+2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7-1ubuntu0.2




Ubuntu 2168-1: Python Imaging Library vulnerabilities

April 15, 2014
Python Imaging Library could be made to overwrite or expose files.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: python-imaging 1.1.7+2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: python-imaging 1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: python-imaging 1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.04.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: python-imaging 1.1.7-1ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2168-1

CVE-2014-1932, CVE-2014-1933

Severity
April 15, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7+2.0.0-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7-4ubuntu0.12.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/1.1.7-1ubuntu0.2

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