Memory Leak Affecting libcap2 package, versions <1:2.66-4ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-LIBCAP2-6699528
  • published29 Apr 2024
  • 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 Ubuntu:24.04 libcap2 to version 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 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

version 3.1