# Security update for python-Pillow

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4631-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1216894

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-44271

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-44271 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-44271 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * HPE Helion OpenStack 8
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  * SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
  * SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## 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).

## 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:

  * SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2023-4631=1

  * HPE Helion OpenStack 8  
    zypper in -t patch HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2023-4631=1

  * SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2023-4631=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 (x86_64)
    * python-Pillow-debuginfo-4.2.1-3.23.2
    * python-Pillow-4.2.1-3.23.2
    * python-Pillow-debugsource-4.2.1-3.23.2
  * HPE Helion OpenStack 8 (x86_64)
    * python-Pillow-debuginfo-4.2.1-3.23.2
    * python-Pillow-4.2.1-3.23.2
    * python-Pillow-debugsource-4.2.1-3.23.2
  * SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 (x86_64)
    * python-Pillow-debuginfo-4.2.1-3.23.2
    * python-Pillow-4.2.1-3.23.2
    * python-Pillow-debugsource-4.2.1-3.23.2

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44271.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216894