Advisory Published
Advisory Published

RHSA-2020:3299: Important: python-pillow security update

First published: Tue Aug 04 2020(Updated: )

The python-pillow packages contain a Python image processing library that provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation, and powerful image-processing capabilities.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> python-pillow: out-of-bounds reads/writes in the parsing of SGI image files in expandrow/expandrow2 (CVE-2020-11538)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/python-pillow<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python-pillow-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python-pillow-debugsource<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python3-pillow<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python3-pillow-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python3-pillow-tk-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python-pillow-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python-pillow-debugsource<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python3-pillow<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python3-pillow-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python3-pillow-tk-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python-pillow-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python-pillow-debugsource<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python3-pillow<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python3-pillow-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python3-pillow-tk-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1
5.1.1-11.el8_1
redhat/python-pillow-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1.aa
5.1.1-11.el8_1.aa
redhat/python-pillow-debugsource<5.1.1-11.el8_1.aa
5.1.1-11.el8_1.aa
redhat/python3-pillow<5.1.1-11.el8_1.aa
5.1.1-11.el8_1.aa
redhat/python3-pillow-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1.aa
5.1.1-11.el8_1.aa
redhat/python3-pillow-tk-debuginfo<5.1.1-11.el8_1.aa
5.1.1-11.el8_1.aa

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of RHSA-2020:3299?

    The severity of RHSA-2020:3299 is classified as moderate, addressing out-of-bounds reads and writes in the python-pillow library.

  • How do I fix RHSA-2020:3299?

    To fix RHSA-2020:3299, you need to update your python-pillow packages to version 5.1.1-11.el8_1 or later.

  • Which packages are affected by RHSA-2020:3299?

    RHSA-2020:3299 affects the python-pillow, python3-pillow, and their respective debuginfo and debugsource packages.

  • What potential impact does RHSA-2020:3299 have?

    The out-of-bounds vulnerabilities in RHSA-2020:3299 could lead to application crashes or arbitrary code execution.

  • Is RHSA-2020:3299 related to Python image processing?

    Yes, RHSA-2020:3299 pertains to vulnerabilities found in the python-pillow package, which is used for image processing in Python.

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