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AlmaLinux 8 : python-pillow (ALSA-2022:0643)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 158827

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2022:0643 advisory.

 - path_getbbox in path.c in Pillow before 9.0.0 has a buffer over-read during initialization of ImagePath.Path. (CVE-2022-22816)

 - PIL.ImageMath.eval in Pillow before 9.0.0 allows evaluation of arbitrary expressions, such as ones that use the Python exec method. (CVE-2022-22817)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-0643.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 158827

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-0643.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/11/2022

Updated: 11/6/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22817

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-pillow, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-pillow-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-pillow-doc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-pillow-tk, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/22/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-22816, CVE-2022-22817