CVE-2020-11538
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
RHSA-2020:3185: python-pillow security update (Important)
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 7.2.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7.2.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 7.2.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 7.2.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 7.2.0-1 |
Red Hat Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pillow | <7.1.0 | 7.1.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11538
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/4504
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/pull/4538
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/2ef59fdbaeb756bc512ab3f2ad15ac45665b303d
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-43fq-w8qq-v88h
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pillow/PYSEC-2020-80.yaml
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/blob/master/docs/releasenotes/7.1.0.rst#security
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BEBCPE4F2VHTIT6EZA2YZQZLPVDEBJGD
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HOKHNWV2VS5GESY7IBD237E7C6T3I427
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/7.1.0.html
- https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releasenotes/index.html
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PILLOW-574574
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4430-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4430-2
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HOKHNWV2VS5GESY7IBD237E7C6T3I427/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BEBCPE4F2VHTIT6EZA2YZQZLPVDEBJGD/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4430-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4430-2/
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11538.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2020:3185
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-11538
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3185
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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