# ALSA-2023:5071: Security update for 2 packages

ALSA-2023:5071, released September 12, 2023, fixes 2 CVEs across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5071
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 12, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-2603, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2023:5071

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [libcap](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libcap.md) | almalinux 9 | 2.48-9.el9_2 |
| [libcap-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libcap-devel.md) | almalinux 9 | 2.48-9.el9_2 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-2603](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-2603.md) | High | libcap2: A vulnerability was found in libcap | 7.8 | 0.0058 |  |
| [CVE-2023-2602](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-2602.md) | Routine | libcap2: A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap | 3.3 | 0.0035 |  |

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