USN-4204-1

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    USN-4204-1

    Published: 28 Nov 2019Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: python-psutil vulnerability

    Details: Riccardo Schirone discovered that psutil incorrectly handled certain reference counting operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause psutil to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4204-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18874

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-psutil

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    2.2.1-3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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    USN-4204-1 | CVE-DB