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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2410-LIBCAP2-8197651
  • published15 Oct 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:24.10 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:24.10 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 Scores

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