Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Pillow, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | dev-python/pillow on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 3.4.2 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 3.4.2 |
The friendly PIL fork.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pillow. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application, or obtain sensitive information.
A remote attackers could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Pillow users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/pillow-3.4.2"