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High ALAS2023-2026-1712 3 CVEs

Important: python-pillow security update (Amazon Linux 2023)

Published May 25, 2026 · Updated May 26, 2026

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-42311: Pillow is a Python imaging library. From version 10.3.0 to before version 12.2.0, processing a malicious PSD file could lead to memory corruption, potentially resulting in a crash or arbitrary code execution. This issue has been patched in version 12.2.0. CVE-2026-42310: Pillow is a Python imaging library. From version 4.2.0 to before version 12.2.0, an attacker can supply a malicious PDF that causes the process to hang indefinitely, consuming 100% CPU and making the application unresponsive. This issue has been patched in version 12.2.0. CVE-2026-42308: Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to version 12.2.0, if a font advances for each glyph by an exceeding large amount, when Pillow keeps track of the current position, it may lead to an integer overflow. This issue has been patched in version 12.2.0.

Fixed packages 7

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2023 python-pillow-debuginfo 0:9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.8
Amazon Linux · 2023 python-pillow-debugsource 0:9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.8
Amazon Linux · 2023 python3-pillow 0:9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.8
Amazon Linux · 2023 python3-pillow-debuginfo 0:9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.8
Amazon Linux · 2023 python3-pillow-devel 0:9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.8
Amazon Linux · 2023 python3-pillow-tk 0:9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.8
Amazon Linux · 2023 python3-pillow-tk-debuginfo 0:9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.8

Vulnerabilities 3

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-42308.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-42310.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-42311.html