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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-112896

🗓️ 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Out-of-bounds read in Pillow TIFF encoder can disclose heap memory or crash the process.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2026-112896
19 Oct 202622:15
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-112896
19 Oct 202621:59
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-112896 Pillow: TIFF encoder ColorMap plane-size mismatch causes a heap out-of-bounds read
19 Oct 202621:59
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-112896
19 Oct 202621:59
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-104658
20 Oct 202620:51
–euvd
github
Github Security Blog
Pillow: TIFF encoder ColorMap plane-size mismatch causes a heap out-of-bounds read
20 Oct 202620:51
–github
mend
Mend
CVE-2026-112896
19 Oct 202621:59
–mend
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-112896
19 Oct 202622:17
–nvd
osv_cga
osv_cga
CGA-4JCP-5VJX-CRCR
21 Oct 202606:45
–osv_cga
osv_cga
osv_cga
CGA-4XC6-VX2G-H6G9
21 Oct 202607:12
–osv_cga
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  - Pillow is a Python imaging library. Prior to 13.0.0, Pillow's TIFF encoder can read beyond a ColorMap
    buffer when retained TIFF metadata has a plane size inconsistent with BitsPerSample. A small TIFF can be
    opened normally and then retain a crafted ColorMap that is reused when the image is saved. An application
    that re-encodes the attacker's TIFF with libtiff can trigger the out-of-bounds read. This can disclose
    heap memory in the output or crash the process. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0. (CVE-2026-112896)

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-pil-doc"},
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};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
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            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
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else
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20 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 48.8
EPSS0.00291
SSVC
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