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Memory Leak Affecting libcap package, versions <0:2.48-5.el8_8

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (21st percentile)
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NVD
3.3 low
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-LIBCAP-5660407
  • published 29 May 2023
  • disclosed 16 May 2023
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Introduced: 16 May 2023

CVE-2023-2602 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-401 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 libcap to version 0:2.48-5.el8_8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcap package and not the libcap package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.