CVE-2023-25399
Publication date 6 July 2023
Last updated 4 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| scipy | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 1.8.0-1exp2ubuntu1+esm1
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1.3.3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
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CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
5.5 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6226-1
- SciPy vulnerabilities
- 13 July 2023