
Pillow PDF Append Flaw Triggers RecursionError in Python Services
A high-severity vulnerability in Pillow allows crafted PDFs to exhaust resources during append operations, risking denial of service for affected Python applications.
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A high-severity vulnerability in Pillow allows crafted PDFs to exhaust resources during append operations, risking denial of service for affected Python applications.

The Python certifi package issued a critical update on Oct 20, 2026, to remove root certificates from its trust store.

A high-severity flaw in older Pillow versions causes native crashes when processing zero-size images with rank-based filters, resolved in the latest release.

Attackers can trigger unbounded memory or CPU usage via crafted requests to aiohttp servers running versions prior to 3.14.4.

A critical code injection flaw in SGLang versions up to 0.5.22 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via the scheduler process.