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openSUSE Leap 15.x: SUSE-SU-2023:4465-1 critical python-Pillow resource bug

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Calendar Grey November 16, 2023
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This vital briefing addresses resource allocation in Python-Pillow, highlighting essential security measures for openSUSE Leap users.
This update for python-Pillow fixes the following issues: CVE-2023-44271: Fixed uncontrolled resource consumption when textlength in an ImageDraw instance operates on a long text a...

Description

This update for python-Pillow fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2023-44271: Fixed uncontrolled resource consumption when textlength in

an ImageDraw instance operates on a long text argument (bsc#1216894).

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update important security patch resource consumption threat response openSUSE resource issue python-Pillow

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4465=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4465=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4465=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* python-Pillow-debuginfo-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-tk-debuginfo-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-tk-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python-Pillow-debugsource-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-debuginfo-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* python-Pillow-debuginfo-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-tk-debuginfo-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-tk-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python-Pillow-debugsource-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-debuginfo-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* python-Pillow-debuginfo-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-tk-debuginfo-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-tk-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python-Pillow-debugsource-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

* python3-Pillow-debuginfo-7.2.0-150300.3.3.1

References

* bsc#1216894

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44271.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216894

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4465-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update important security patch resource consumption threat response openSUSE resource issue python-Pillow

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