RLSA-2021:4324

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    RLSA-2021:4324

    Published: 9 Nov 2021Last Modified: 5 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-18874

    Summary: Moderate: python-psutil security update

    Details: psutil is a module providing an interface for retrieving information on all running processes and system utilization (CPU, memory, disks, network, users) in a portable way by using Python. Security Fix(es): * python-psutil: double free because of refcount mishandling (CVE-2019-18874) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4324, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1772014

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-psutil

    Purl: pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/python-psutil?distro=rocky-linux-8&epoch=0

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0:5.4.3-11.el8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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