| Name | CVE-2019-18874 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1998-1 |
| NVD severity | medium |
| Debian Bugs | 944605 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-psutil (PTS) | jessie | 2.1.1-1 | vulnerable |
| jessie (security) | 2.1.1-1+deb8u1 | fixed | |
| stretch | 5.0.1-1 | vulnerable | |
| buster | 5.5.1-1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye, sid | 5.6.7-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| python-psutil | source | (unstable) | 5.6.7-1 | low | 944605 | |
| python-psutil | source | jessie | 2.1.1-1+deb8u1 | DLA-1998-1 |
[buster] - python-psutil <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - python-psutil <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/commit/7d512c8e4442a896d56505be3e78f1156f443465
https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/pull/1616