MGASA-2024-0244
Updated python-imageio packages fix security vulnerability
imageio can attempt to download shared freeimage libraries from https://github.com/imageio/imageio-binaries/tree/master/freeimage. The code fetches straight from master and provides no way of verifying whether the correct file was fetched. As a result, if the repository is attacked in the future, all prior versions of imageio would be silently downloading arbitrary shared libraries and running them on user systems. This is a serious problem.
What each source reports
OSV No score
Updated python-imageio packages fix security vulnerability
imageio can attempt to download shared freeimage libraries from https://github.com/imageio/imageio-binaries/tree/master/freeimage. The code fetches straight from master and provides no way of verifying whether the correct file was fetched. As a result, if the repository is attacked in the future, all prior versions of imageio would be silently downloading arbitrary shared libraries and running them on user systems. This is a serious problem.
- Record
MGASA-2024-0244- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
python-imageioMageia:9 |
before 2.22.4-1.1.mga9 | 2.22.4-1.1.mga9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
MGASA-2024-0244 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in python-imageio, published July 1, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in python-imageio 2.22.4-1.1.mga9.