QID 357371

Date Published: 2024-04-04

QID 357371: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for python-pillow : ALAS2023-2024-582

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to denial of service (dos) when using arbitrary strings as text input and the number of characters passed into pil.imagefont.imagefont.getmask() is over a certain limit.
This can lead to a system crash. affected versions of this package are vulnerable to denial of service (dos) if the size of individual glyphs extends beyond the bitmap image, when using pil.imagefont.
Imagefont function.
Exploiting this vulnerability could lead to a system crash.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2023-2024-582 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

ALAS2023-2024-582 - alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-582.html

CVEs related to QID 357371

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ALAS2023-2024-582	amazon linux 2023		alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-582.html

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