CVE-2019-16865 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-16865: An issue was discovered in Pillow before 6.2.0. When reading specially crafted invalid image files, the library can either allocate very large amounts of memory or take an extremely long period of time to process the image.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-16865 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pillow→ fixed in6.2.0-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pillow

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pillow→ fixed in6.2.0-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pillow

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pillow→ fixed in6.2.0-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pillow

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