Python-Pillow Security Update — AlmaLinux 8 (ALSA-2026:48021)
This is a security release for AlmaLinux 8. Update the product on every affected server to the patched release — there is no workaround, and unpatched servers remain exposed until updated.
Fix Commands
EL8+ (AlmaLinux/CloudLinux/Rocky)
sudo dnf updateWhat this means under a SharedLicense license
python-pillow on AlmaLinux 8 is the exposure surface; the advisory's own severity data tops out at CVSS .
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.
Security Fix(es):
* Pillow: …
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2026-07-31
Description:
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems.
Security Fix(es):
* Pillow: Pillow: Native heap out-of-bounds write (CVE-2026-59197)
* Pillow: Pillow: Memory disclosure or denial of service via crafted McIdas AREA image (CVE-2026-54058)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
References:
Updated packages listed below:
| Architecture | Package | Checksum |
| aarch64 | python3-pillow-devel-5.1.1-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | 1377c125c3b1ffb882c70201f507cce955b8a4664d7b48702e13be1621b4af17 |
| aarch64 | python3-pillow-tk-5.1.1-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | 1cec74c5d86f5ec59033d4067278af87d8a873d97bccec8a99a6b75fe7b2296f |
| aarch64 | python3-pillow-5.1.1-23.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | d5f10e00c936841aad1660ef6ed5fbb5fe9bc89f90fabde307c8ecdc2441bf36 |
| i686 | python3-pillow-devel-5.1.1-23.el8_10.i686.rpm | cb4c3f3e71b55922287c33726dffed36358af3622a43b37669ba29e1ef4a1256 |
| i686 | python3-pillow-5.1.1-23.el8_10.i686.rpm | e4e5e2ced96d4ca7afe6af61e1b9dcdacedcbb5230304c690fec7f0bad0ded5b |
| noarch | python3-pillow-doc-5.1.1-23.el8_10.noarch.rpm | d0b303dc4b133115fd5ddc322f03982ab90ee53c89710cbdc9f17833150d6068 |
| ppc64le | python3-pillow-5.1.1-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | 499424930f984cbe4fd140b29281df0491104d08aac5b5e6eebf77572ab49340 |
| ppc64le | python3-pillow-tk-5.1.1-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | a98485d906fd61cf5282c55379a309eb346ce08dd4a044587ae48d14fbe11557 |
| ppc64le | python3-pillow-devel-5.1.1-23.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | dfa9bce3dae8c430d71cbbfe96d4184367b0ff3b011c43f50ea9a18c73d43c1e |
| s390x | python3-pillow-devel-5.1.1-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm | 2992fd3d7a9ea1bb02657f04698eea3c00bc9b9c001a6dbcd6fddbbae350cd5a |
| s390x | python3-pillow-5.1.1-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm | 588d4d7c589eae96e121e33131796c3d33cc567f928dcb080779a868fe33bceb |
| s390x | python3-pillow-tk-5.1.1-23.el8_10.s390x.rpm | 615ae04b8a543a01257afb657cffa60496d01bf2b0a1c0714d48b76e24ed6959 |
| x86_64 | python3-pillow-devel-5.1.1-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | 3f7a559e99660fe3709da9b77bf3100d716cce04d63d751c27824a70197f5b19 |
| x86_64 | python3-pillow-5.1.1-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | bcb7dbc537e9e3e2704161b82d9cbf529d56af64aea559d094cd33ede88babdc |
| x86_64 | python3-pillow-tk-5.1.1-23.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | bfc27aed168fa4285a040c762912be0800bbb43a377e525b052dcd9da311fd48 |
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.
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