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Amazon Linux 2023 : python3-pillow, python3-pillow-devel, python3-pillow-tk (ALAS2023-2024-582)

high Nessus Plugin ID 192886

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-582 advisory.

 - 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. (ALAS2023-2024-582)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'dnf update python-pillow --releasever 2023.4.20240401' to update your system.

See Also

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

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 192886

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2024-582.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/3/2024

Updated: 4/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-pillow-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-pillow-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-pillow-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-pillow-tk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-pillow, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-pillow-tk, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-pillow-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2024