CVE-2026-42310
Publication date 9 May 2026
Last updated 13 May 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Pillow is a Python imaging library. From version 4.2.0 to before version 12.2.0, an attacker can supply a malicious PDF that causes the process to hang indefinitely, consuming 100% CPU and making the application unresponsive. This issue has been patched in version 12.2.0.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| pillow | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| pillow-python2 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42310
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-r73j-pqj5-w3x7
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/9519
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/3bf614e4b8615d0ce1d5039efaf6db447fe7c468
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/12.2.0