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RockyLinux 8 : python-pillow (RLSA-2026:39127)

high Nessus Plugin ID 327196

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:39127 advisory.

 * python-pillow: Pillow: Denial of Service via crafted BDF font file (CVE-2026-55379)

 * python-pillow: Pillow: Denial of Service via crafted GD 2.x image file (CVE-2026-55380)

 * python-pillow: Pillow: Denial of Service via crafted PCF font data (CVE-2026-54059)

 * python-pillow: Pillow: Denial of Service via excessive memory allocation when processing font files (CVE-2026-54060)

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

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497452

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497455

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497464

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497466

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:39127

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 327196

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-39127.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 7/16/2026

Updated: 7/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.77

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-55380

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python-pillow-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-pillow-doc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-pillow-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-pillow-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-pillow-tk-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python-pillow-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-pillow-tk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-pillow

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-54059, CVE-2026-54060, CVE-2026-55379, CVE-2026-55380