CVE-2019-18874

HIGH

psutil <5.6.5 - Use After Free

Title source: llm

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.

References (5)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 38.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-415
Status published

Affected Products (2)

psutil_project/psutil < 5.6.5
pypi/psutil < 5.6.6PyPI

Timeline

Published Nov 12, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026