Memory Leak Affecting libcap2 package, versions <1:2.66-4
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- published 16 May 2023
- disclosed 6 Jun 2023
Introduced: 16 May 2023
CVE-2023-2602 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 libcap2 to version 1:2.66-4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcap2 package and not the libcap2 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-2602
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209114
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/static/reports/X41-libcap-Code-Review-2023-OSTIF-Final-Report.pdf
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPEGCFMCN5KGCFX5Y2VTKR732TTD4ADW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ57ICDLMVYEREXQGZWL4GWI7FRJCRQT/
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