Low severity · published Jun 6, 2023
CVE-2023-2602
A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap
3.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0; 11.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
37; 38 · source: NVD
LI
Libcap · Libcap Project
2.66 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2602
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2602
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209114
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ57ICDLMVYEREXQGZWL4GWI7FRJCRQT/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPEGCFMCN5KGCFX5Y2VTKR732TTD4ADW/
Exploit
https://www.x41-dsec.de/static/reports/X41-libcap-Code-Review-2023-OSTIF-Final-Report.pdf
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