QID 670840

Date Published: 2021-11-18

QID 670840: EulerOS Security Update for python-pillow (EulerOS-SA-2021-2719)

Python image processing library, fork of the Python Imaging Library (PIL) This library provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation, and powerful image processing capabilities. There are four subpackages: tk (tk interface), qt (PIL image wrapper for Qt), devel (development) and doc (documentation). Security Fix(es): The package pillow from 0 and before 8.3.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the getrgb function.(CVE-2021-23437)
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An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
    • Solution
    The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2021-2719 for updates and patch information
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 670840

    CVE-2021-23437 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    EulerOS-SA-2021-2719 EulerOS V2.0SP9 URL Logo developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2021-2719
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