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vulnerabilityCVE-2026-40192
Name
CVE-2026-40192
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
Pillow is a Python imaging library. 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. A specially crafted FITS file could cause unbounded memory consumption, leading to denial of service (OOM crash or severe performance degradation). If users are unable to immediately upgrade, they should only open specific image formats, excluding FITS, as a workaround.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
python3-pillow
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


8.7
CVSSv4
7.5
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
11.1.0
Exploitable
buildroot
master
12.0.0
Exploitable
openwrt
master
12.2.0-r1
Not Affected
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
12.1.1-r1
Exploitable
yocto
kirkstone
9.4.0
Not Affected
yocto
master
12.2.0
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#


python3-pillow (yocto:scarthgap)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Only read as much data from gzip-decompressed data as
Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>
CVE-2026-40192