Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libcap package, versions <0:2.48-5.el8_8
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- published 10 Aug 2023
- disclosed 6 Jun 2023
Introduced: 6 Jun 2023
CVE-2023-2603 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-2603.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-4524.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209113
- 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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