CVE-2023-2602

2023-05-1500:00:00

ubuntu.com

vulnerability

libcap

pthread_create

memory exhaustion

3.3 Low

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

14.2%

JSON

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.

Bugs

Notes

Author	Note
alexmurray	also referenced as LCAP-CR-23-01

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchlibcap2< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchlibcap2< 1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchlibcap2< 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.10noarchlibcap2< 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.10.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.04noarchlibcap2< 1:2.66-3ubuntu2.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchlibcap2< 1:2.66-4ubuntu1UNKNOWN
ubuntu24.04noarchlibcap2< 1:2.66-4ubuntu1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlibcap2< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchlibcap2< anyUNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	libcap2	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	libcap2	< 1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	libcap2	< 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.10	noarch	libcap2	< 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.10.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.04	noarch	libcap2	< 1:2.66-3ubuntu2.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.10	noarch	libcap2	< 1:2.66-4ubuntu1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	24.04	noarch	libcap2	< 1:2.66-4ubuntu1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	libcap2	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	libcap2	< any	UNKNOWN