Red Hat Security Advisory: python-pillow security update
The python-pillow packages contain a Python image processing library that provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation, and powerful image-processing capabilities. Security Fix(es): * python-pillow: buffer overflow in _imagingcms.c (CVE-2024-28219) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The python-pillow package, a Python image processing library, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the _imagingcms.c source file, tracked as CVE-2024-28219. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:4227) describing this vulnerability and providing updated package versions that fix the issue. The advisory covers multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and CodeReady Linux Builder 8. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-120 (buffer overflow). No CVSS score is provided, but the severity is rated as moderate by Red Hat. The advisory includes instructions for applying the update and references the official Red Hat errata page for details.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability is a buffer overflow in the python-pillow library, which could potentially lead to memory corruption or crashes when processing certain image data. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability affects multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and CodeReady Linux Builder 8. Without the update, systems using the vulnerable python-pillow packages may be exposed to potential exploitation of this buffer overflow.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated python-pillow packages that address CVE-2024-28219. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related variants should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:4227. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory. Patch status is official-fix; the vulnerability is resolved by installing the updated packages.
Red Hat Security Advisory: python-pillow security update
Description
The python-pillow packages contain a Python image processing library that provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation, and powerful image-processing capabilities. Security Fix(es): * python-pillow: buffer overflow in _imagingcms.c (CVE-2024-28219) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
The python-pillow package, a Python image processing library, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the _imagingcms.c source file, tracked as CVE-2024-28219. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:4227) describing this vulnerability and providing updated package versions that fix the issue. The advisory covers multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and CodeReady Linux Builder 8. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-120 (buffer overflow). No CVSS score is provided, but the severity is rated as moderate by Red Hat. The advisory includes instructions for applying the update and references the official Red Hat errata page for details.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability is a buffer overflow in the python-pillow library, which could potentially lead to memory corruption or crashes when processing certain image data. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability affects multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and CodeReady Linux Builder 8. Without the update, systems using the vulnerable python-pillow packages may be exposed to potential exploitation of this buffer overflow.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated python-pillow packages that address CVE-2024-28219. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related variants should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:4227. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory. Patch status is official-fix; the vulnerability is resolved by installing the updated packages.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:4227
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4ea2e29bf47b5008873a
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:44:02 UTC
Last enriched: 07/04/2026, 01:32:33 UTC
Last updated: 07/27/2026, 08:51:56 UTC
Views: 56
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