Security update for python-Pillow

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21382-1
Release Date: 2026-04-22T21:45:29Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-40192 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2026-40192 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-40192 ( NVD ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2026-40192 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python-Pillow fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2026-40192: Versions 10.3.0 through 12.1.1 did not limit the amount of GZIP-compressed data read when decoding a FITS image, making them vulnerable to decompression bomb attacks (bsc#1262184).

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 Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-629=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-629=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • python313-Pillow-debuginfo-11.3.0-160000.4.1
    • python313-Pillow-tk-debuginfo-11.3.0-160000.4.1
    • python313-Pillow-11.3.0-160000.4.1
    • python-Pillow-debugsource-11.3.0-160000.4.1
    • python313-Pillow-tk-11.3.0-160000.4.1
    • python-Pillow-debuginfo-11.3.0-160000.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python313-Pillow-debuginfo-11.3.0-160000.4.1
    • python313-Pillow-tk-debuginfo-11.3.0-160000.4.1
    • python313-Pillow-11.3.0-160000.4.1
    • python-Pillow-debugsource-11.3.0-160000.4.1
    • python313-Pillow-tk-11.3.0-160000.4.1
    • python-Pillow-debuginfo-11.3.0-160000.4.1

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