CVE-2023-2602
libcap2: A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap
CVE-2023-2602 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by libcap2 1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1, released May 14, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
3.3
low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0035
29th percentile
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libcap · RHEL 8 | 0:2.48-5.el8_8 | RHSA-2023:4524 | Aug 8, 2023 |
| libcap · RHEL 9 | 0:2.48-9.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:5071 | Sep 12, 2023 |
| libcap · almalinux 8 | 2.48-5.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:4524 | Aug 8, 2023 |
| libcap · almalinux 9 | 2.48-9.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:5071 | Sep 12, 2023 |
| libcap · amzn 2023 | 2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-195 | Jun 5, 2023 |
| libcap · ol 8 | 0:2.48-5.el8_8 | ELSA-2023-4524 | Aug 9, 2023 |
| libcap · ol 9 | 0:2.48-9.el9_2 | ELSA-2023-5071 | Sep 13, 2023 |
| libcap · rocky 8 | 0:2.48-5.el8_8 | RLSA-2023:4524 | Aug 24, 2023 |
| libcap-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-195 | Jun 5, 2023 |
| libcap-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-195 | Jun 5, 2023 |
| libcap-devel · RHEL 8 | 0:2.48-5.el8_8 | RHSA-2023:4524 | Aug 8, 2023 |
| libcap-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:2.48-9.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:5071 | Sep 12, 2023 |
| libcap-devel · almalinux 8 | 2.48-5.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:4524 | Aug 8, 2023 |
| libcap-devel · almalinux 9 | 2.48-9.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:5071 | Sep 12, 2023 |
| libcap-devel · amzn 2023 | 2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-195 | Jun 5, 2023 |
| libcap-devel · ol 8 | 0:2.48-5.el8_8 | ELSA-2023-4524 | Aug 9, 2023 |
| libcap-devel · ol 9 | 0:2.48-9.el9_2 | ELSA-2023-5071 | Sep 13, 2023 |
| libcap-static · amzn 2023 | 2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-195 | Jun 5, 2023 |
| libcap2 · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 1:2.44-1+deb11u1 | DLA-4092-1 | Mar 26, 2025 |
| libcap2 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:2.66-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2602 | Jun 6, 2023 |
| libcap2 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:2.66-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2602 | Jun 6, 2023 |
| libcap2 · Debian 14 | 1:2.66-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2602 | Jun 6, 2023 |
| libcap2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1 | libcap2 1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1 | May 14, 2023 |
| libcap2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | libcap2 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | May 14, 2023 |
| libcap2 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | libcap2 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | May 14, 2023 |
| libcap2 · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | libcap2 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | May 15, 2023 |
| libcap2 · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | libcap2 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | May 15, 2023 |
| libcap2-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1 | libcap2-bin 1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1 | May 14, 2023 |
| libcap2-bin · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | libcap2-bin 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | May 14, 2023 |
| libcap2-bin · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | libcap2-bin 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | May 14, 2023 |
| libcap2-bin · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | libcap2-bin 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | May 15, 2023 |
| libcap2-bin · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | libcap2-bin 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | May 15, 2023 |
| libpam-cap · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1 | libpam-cap 1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1 | May 14, 2023 |
| libpam-cap · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | libpam-cap 1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | May 14, 2023 |
| libpam-cap · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | libpam-cap 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | May 14, 2023 |
| libpam-cap · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | libpam-cap 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | May 15, 2023 |
| libpam-cap · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | libpam-cap 1:2.66-4ubuntu1 | May 15, 2023 |
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