Debian bullseye
Source: Debian Security Tracker
pillow→ fixed in8.1.2+dfsg-0.2urgency: unimportantsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pillow
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CVE-2021-25288 · cross-distro fix matrix
CVE-2021-25288: An issue was discovered in Pillow before 8.2.0. There is an out-of-bounds read in J2kDecode, in j2ku_gray_i.
Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.
Fix per ecosystem
Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-25288 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.
Debian bookworm
Source: Debian Security Tracker
pillow→ fixed in8.1.2+dfsg-0.2urgency: unimportantsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pillow
Debian trixie
Source: Debian Security Tracker
pillow→ fixed in8.1.2+dfsg-0.2urgency: unimportantsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pillow
Alpine v3.20
Source: Alpine secdb
py3-pillow→ fixed in8.2.0-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-pillow
Alpine v3.21
Source: Alpine secdb
py3-pillow→ fixed in8.2.0-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-pillow
Alpine edge
Source: Alpine secdb
py3-pillow→ fixed in8.2.0-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-pillow
Alpine v3.18
Source: Alpine secdb
py3-pillow→ fixed in8.2.0-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-pillow
Alpine v3.19
Source: Alpine secdb
py3-pillow→ fixed in8.2.0-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade py3-pillow
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