CVE-2019-18874
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
psutil (aka python-psutil) through 5.6.5 can have a double free. This occurs because of refcount mishandling within a while or for loop that converts system data into a Python object.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | py3-psutil | Not affected (5.9.4-r1) |
| Stream | py3-psutil | Not affected (5.9.5-r1) |
References
- https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/pull/1616
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2P7QI7MOTZTFXQYU23CP3RAWXCERMOAS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OLETTJYZL2SMBUI4Q2NGBMGPDPP54SRG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2P7QI7MOTZTFXQYU23CP3RAWXCERMOAS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OLETTJYZL2SMBUI4Q2NGBMGPDPP54SRG/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4204-1/