Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting python3-pillow-doc package, versions <0:5.1.1-18.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.33% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON3PILLOWDOC-4193690
  • published20 Jan 2022
  • disclosed2 Jan 2022

Introduced: 2 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-22817  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 python3-pillow-doc to version 0:5.1.1-18.el8_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:0643.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-pillow-doc package and not the python3-pillow-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

PIL.ImageMath.eval in Pillow before 9.0.0 allows evaluation of arbitrary expressions, such as ones that use the Python exec method. A lambda expression could also be used.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1