Vulnerability · Published Jun 6, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-2602
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity memory leak in libcap. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | libcap | 2.48-5.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:4524 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libcap | 2.48-9.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:5071 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libcap-devel | 2.48-5.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:4524 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libcap-devel | 2.48-9.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:5071 |
| Debian:12 | libcap2 | 1:2.66-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2602 |
| Debian:13 | libcap2 | 1:2.66-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2602 |
| Debian:14 | libcap2 | 1:2.66-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2602 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libcap | 0:2.48-5.el8_8 | RLSA-2023:4524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libcap2 | 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6166-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libcap2 | 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libcap2 | 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-401