Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libcap package, versions <0:2.48-5.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.15% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-LIBCAP-5836451
  • published10 Aug 2023
  • disclosed6 Jun 2023

Introduced: 6 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-2603  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 libcap to version 0:2.48-5.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-4524.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcap package and not the libcap package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in libcap. This issue occurs in the _libcap_strdup() function and can lead to an integer overflow if the input string is close to 4GiB.

CVSS Base Scores

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