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Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libcap2 package, versions <1:2.24-12ubuntu0.1~esm1

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (19th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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SUSE
4.4 medium
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Red Hat
7.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBCAP2-5538302
  • published 17 May 2023
  • disclosed 6 Jun 2023
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Introduced: 17 May 2023

CVE-2023-2603 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-190 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libcap2 to version 1:2.24-12ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcap2 package and not the libcap2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in libcap. This issue occurs in the _libcap_strdup() function and can lead to an integer overflow if the input string is close to 4GiB.