Memory Leak Affecting libcap-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBCAPDEBUGINFO-5671451
  • published8 Jun 2023
  • disclosed6 Jun 2023

Introduced: 6 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-2602  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 libcap-debuginfo to version 0:2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-195.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcap-debuginfo package and not the libcap-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap. This issue may allow a malicious actor to use cause __real_pthread_create() to return an error, which can exhaust the process memory.

CVSS Base Scores

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