The vulnerability of the Python library for monitoring computer resources, Psutil, relates to the repeated release of memory, allowing a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Python library for monitoring computer resources, Psutil, is related to the repeated release of memory. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause service interruptions...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : psutil vulnerability (USN-4204-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4204-1 advisory. Riccardo Schirone discovered that psutil incorrectly handled certain reference counting operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause psutil t...

Arbitrary Code Execution

python-psutil is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. Mishandling of refcount within a while or for loop that converts system data into a Python object results in a double-free bug and allows for execution of arbitrary code...

CVE-2019-18874

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...