Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Pillow): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung
WID-SEC-2024-0337 · first 09.02.2024 · updated 31.03.2026 · CVSS 9,0
What it is about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux in der Komponente "Pillow" ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
- Oracle Linux
- Gentoo Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux <8.8 Extended Update Support
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:0754 vom 2024-02-08 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:0857 vom 2024-02-19 access.redhat.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2024-0857 vom 2024-02-19 linux.oracle.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:0893 vom 2024-02-20 access.redhat.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2024-0893 vom 2024-02-20 linux.oracle.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:1058 vom 2024-02-29 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:1059 vom 2024-02-29 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:1060 vom 2024-02-29 access.redhat.com
- Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA-202405-12 vom 2024-05-05 security.gentoo.org
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2024:0125-1 vom 2024-05-13 lists.opensuse.org
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2024:0125-1 vom 2024-05-13 lists.opensuse.org
- Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8135-1 vom 2026-03-31 ubuntu.com
CVE: CVE-2023-50447
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.