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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-18874

psutil (aka python-psutil) through 5.6.5 can have a double free.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.52%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.52% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-415
Affected
psutil project/psutil
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.