UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18874

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18874
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18874.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18874
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Published
2019-11-12T02:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:23:57.359350Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / python-psutil

Package

Name
python-psutil
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-psutil@3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.1-3

3.*

3.4.1-1
3.4.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-psutil",
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-psutil-dbg",
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-psutil-doc",
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-psutil",
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-psutil-dbg",
            "binary_version": "3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / python-psutil

Package

Name
python-psutil
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-psutil@5.4.2-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.4.2-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.0.1-1build2
5.4.1-1
5.4.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-psutil",
            "binary_version": "5.4.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-psutil-dbg",
            "binary_version": "5.4.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-psutil-doc",
            "binary_version": "5.4.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-psutil",
            "binary_version": "5.4.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-psutil-dbg",
            "binary_version": "5.4.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}