CVE-2019-18874
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2019 at 01:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPsutil
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 5.6.5
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/pull/1616Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00018.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2P7QI7MOTZTFXQYU23CP3RAWXCERMOAS/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OLETTJYZL2SMBUI4Q2NGBMGPDPP54SRG/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415
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