Memory Leak Affecting python36:3.6/python3-scipy package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON36-5784305
  • published19 Jul 2023
  • disclosed6 Jul 2023

Introduced: 6 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-25399  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 python36:3.6/python3-scipy.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python36:3.6/python3-scipy package and not the python36:3.6/python3-scipy package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A refcounting issue which leads to potential memory leak was discovered in scipy commit 8627df31ab in Py_FindObjects() function. Note: This is disputed as a bug and not a vulnerability. SciPy is not designed to be exposed to untrusted users or data directly.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1