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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | scipy | 1.10.0-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | scipy | 1.10.0-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | scipy | 1.10.0-2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | scipy | 1.8.0-1exp2ubuntu1+esm1 | USN-6226-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | scipy | 1.3.3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-6226-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | python-scipy +1 | 1.3.3-150200.5.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | python-scipy +1 | 1.3.3-150200.5.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | python-scipy +1 | 1.3.3-150200.5.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | python-scipy_1_2_0-gnu-hpc | 1.2.0-150100.4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:2970-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | python-scipy +1 | 1.2.0-150100.4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1, SUSE-SU-2023:2970-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | python-scipy_1_3_3-gnu-hpc | 1.3.3-150200.5.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | scipy | < 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 | PYSEC-2023-102 |
Advisories 6
- USN-6226-1 scipy vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:3272-1 Security update for python-scipy SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:2970-1 Security update for python-scipy SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
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