CVE-2023-2602
LOW3.3EPSS 0.02%libcap2 - security update
Published: 6/6/2023Modified: 3/9/2026
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2023-2602DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2602DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2603DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1390DLA-4092-1
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Alpine/libcapfrom 0, < 2.61-r1
- Debian/libcap2from 0, < 1:2.44-1+deb11u1
- Debian/libcap2from 0, < 1:2.44-1+deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |