Vulnerability in Libcap Project
CVE-2023-2602
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.
EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Libcap_project Libcap — versions 2.66
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
- N/a Libcap — versions NA
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Technical Description, Exploit)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2602?
- CVE-2023-2602 is a low-severity vulnerability in Libcap Project, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2602?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-2602 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.