CVE-2019-18874: Double Free in psutil
(updated )
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
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qfc5-mcwq-26q8
- github.com/giampaolo/psutil
- github.com/giampaolo/psutil/blob/master/HISTORY.rst
- github.com/giampaolo/psutil/commit/7d512c8e4442a896d56505be3e78f1156f443465
- github.com/giampaolo/psutil/pull/1616
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/psutil/PYSEC-2019-41.yaml
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00018.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2P7QI7MOTZTFXQYU23CP3RAWXCERMOAS
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OLETTJYZL2SMBUI4Q2NGBMGPDPP54SRG
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18874
- usn.ubuntu.com/4204-1
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