CVE-2023-2602 is a low-severity vulnerability in the pthread_create() function within libcap, affecting products like Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause __real_pthread_create() to return an error, potentially leading to process memory exhaustion and a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 3.3, the attack requires local access and has a low impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.66CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libcap_project:libcap:2.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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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.
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