CVE-2026-40192

A flaw was found in Pillow, a Python imaging library. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) by providing a specially crafted FITS image file. The library's failure to limit the amount of GZIP-compressed data during decoding can lead to unbounded memory consumption, causing the system to crash or experience severe performance issues.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.