Debian dla-3786 : python-pil - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 193175

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3786 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3786-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk April 10, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : pillow Version : 5.4.1-2+deb10u6 CVE ID : CVE-2024-28219

A buffer overflow in _imagingcms.c was fixed in Pillow, an image processing library for Python.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 5.4.1-2+deb10u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your pillow packages.

For the detailed security status of pillow please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/pillow

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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

Solution

Upgrade the python-pil packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 193175

File Name: debian_DLA-3786.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/11/2024

Updated: 10/16/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28219

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-pil-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-pil.imagetk-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-pil, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-pil, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-pil-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-pil.imagetk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-pil-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-pil.imagetk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-pil.imagetk-dbg

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-28219

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