CVE-2019-18874
HIGHpsutil < 5.6.5 - Double Free via Refcount Mishandling
Title source: llmDescription
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)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/pull/1616
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00018.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4204-1/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2P7QI7MOTZTFXQYU23CP3RAWXCERMOAS/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OLETTJYZL2SMBUI4Q2NGBMGPDPP54SRG/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0268
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-415
Status
published
Products (2)
psutil_project/psutil
< 5.6.5
pypi/psutil
0 - 5.6.6PyPI
Published
Nov 12, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026