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Mageia 7: MGASA-2019-0370 Moderate: Psutil Denial Of Service

Updated python-psutil packages fix security vulnerability: 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 . MGASA-2019-0370 - Updated python-psutil packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 06 Dec 2019 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0370.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 7 CVE: CVE-2019-18874 Updated python-psutil packages fix security vulnerability: 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 (CVE-2019-18874). References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25791 - https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4204-1 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18874 SRPMS: - 7/core/python-psutil-5.6.7-1.mga7 . The latest python-psutil updates rectify a vulnerability leading to potential denial of service or risk of code execution.. Python Psutil Security, Mageia Update, Denial of Service Threat. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Ubuntu 19.10: USN-4204-1 High Severity: Psutil Denial Of Service

psutil could be made to crash or run programs.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4204-1 November 28, 2019 python-psutil vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: psutil could be made to crash or run programs. Software Description: - python-psutil: module providing convenience functions for managing processes 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. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: python-psutil 5.5.1-1ubuntu0.19.10.1 python3-psutil 5.5.1-1ubuntu0.19.10.1 Ubuntu 19.04: python-psutil 5.5.1-1ubuntu0.19.04.1 python3-psutil 5.5.1-1ubuntu0.19.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: python-psutil 5.4.2-1ubuntu0.1 python3-psutil 5.4.2-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: python-psutil 3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1 python3-psutil 3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4204-1 CVE-2019-18874 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-psutil/5.5.1-1ubuntu0.19.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-psutil/5.5.1-1ubuntu0.19.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-psutil/5.4.2-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-psutil/3.4.2-1ubuntu0.1 . Ubuntu USN-4204-1 informs on python-psutil causing crashes and DoS risks, urgingprompt updates for stability.. psutil, crash, programs, =====================================================. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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