GHSA-QFC5-MCWQ-26Q8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2020-03-12 17:02 – Updated: 2024-10-21 21:03
VLAI
Summary
Double Free in psutil
Details

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
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 5.6.5"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "psutil"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.6.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-18874"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-415"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-03-12T17:02:28Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-qfc5-mcwq-26q8",
  "modified": "2024-10-21T21:03:36Z",
  "published": "2020-03-12T17:02:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18874"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/pull/1616"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/commit/7d512c8e4442a896d56505be3e78f1156f443465"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qfc5-mcwq-26q8"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/blob/master/HISTORY.rst#566"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/psutil/PYSEC-2019-41.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00018.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2P7QI7MOTZTFXQYU23CP3RAWXCERMOAS"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OLETTJYZL2SMBUI4Q2NGBMGPDPP54SRG"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4204-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Double Free in psutil"
}



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