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A python-pillow security update has been released for Fedora 34.



SECURITY: Fedora 34 Update: python-pillow-8.1.2-5.fc34


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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2021-cbfaefb390
2021-09-21 15:31:09.085223
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Name : python-pillow
Product : Fedora 34
Version : 8.1.2
Release : 5.fc34
URL :   http://python-pillow.github.io/
Summary : Python image processing library
Description :
Python image processing library, fork of the Python Imaging Library (PIL)

This library provides extensive file format support, an efficient
internal representation, and powerful image processing capabilities.

There are four subpackages: tk (tk interface), qt (PIL image wrapper for Qt),
devel (development) and doc (documentation).

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Update Information:

Backport patch for CVE-2021-23437.
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ChangeLog:

* Mon Sep 13 2021 Sandro Mani - 8.1.2-5
- Backport fix for CVE-2021-23437
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References:

[ 1 ] Bug #2001908 - CVE-2021-23437 mingw-python-pillow: python-pillow: possible ReDoS via the getrgb function [fedora-all]
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2001908
[ 2 ] Bug #2001909 - CVE-2021-23437 python-pillow: possible ReDoS via the getrgb function [fedora-all]
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2001909
[ 3 ] Bug #2001910 - CVE-2021-23437 python2-pillow: python-pillow: possible ReDoS via the getrgb function [fedora-all]
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2001910
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2021-cbfaefb390' at the command
line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
  http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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