CVE-2023-2602
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
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.
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 3.3 |
Attack Vector | LOCAL |
Attack complexity | LOW |
Privileges required | LOW |
User interaction | NONE |
Scope | UNCHANGED |
Confidentiality | NONE |
Integrity impact | NONE |
Availability impact | LOW |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Status
Product | Release | Package | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | libcap | Not affected (2.66-r1) |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209114
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ57ICDLMVYEREXQGZWL4GWI7FRJCRQT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPEGCFMCN5KGCFX5Y2VTKR732TTD4ADW/
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/static/reports/X41-libcap-Code-Review-2023-OSTIF-Final-Report.pdf