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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-2602

A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap.

LOW 3.3EPSS 0.35%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
3.3 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
0.35% probability · 29th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-401
Affected
libcap project/libcap · redhat/enterprise linux · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.