Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:40793Memory Leak
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%
libcap is vulnerable to Memory Leak. The vulnerability exists in pthread_create() function because the conditional statement of the return value is improperly checked which allows a malicious actor to use the function to return an error, which may exhaust the process memory.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209114
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libcap/libcap.git/commit/?id=bc6b36682f188020ee4770fae1d41bde5b2c97bb
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7wq6-hwpj-wcq2
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ57ICDLMVYEREXQGZWL4GWI7FRJCRQT/
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPEGCFMCN5KGCFX5Y2VTKR732TTD4ADW/
secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.15/main.yaml
secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.16/main.yaml
secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.17/main.yaml
stackoverflow.com/questions/3580995/return-value-of-a-pthread-create/3581020#3581020
www.x41-dsec.de/static/reports/X41-libcap-Code-Review-2023-OSTIF-Final-Report.pdf
Related
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%