============================================================================ 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: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/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