SUSE update for python-Pillow

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU83261

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44271

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in ImageFont. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python-Pillow to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP4

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

python-Pillow-debugsource: before 5.2.0-3.20.1

python-Pillow-debuginfo: before 5.2.0-3.20.1

python-Pillow: before 5.2.0-3.20.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234630-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.