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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-27923: Moderate: python-pillow security update (CESA-2021:4149)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-27923: Moderate: python-pillow security update (CESA-2021:4149)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/03/2021
Created
11/11/2021
Added
11/10/2021
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Pillow before 8.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) because the reported size of a contained image is not properly checked for an ICO container, and thus an attempted memory allocation can be very large.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-python-pillow-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-python-pillow-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-python3-pillow
  • centos-upgrade-python3-pillow-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-python3-pillow-tk-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2021-27923

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