UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2602
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602
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Published
2023-05-15T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T14:04:02.250781Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap. This issue may allow a malicious actor to use cause __realpthreadcreate() to return an error, which can exhaust the process memory.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
libcap2

Package

Name
libcap2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcap2@1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.25-2
1:2.27-1
1:2.32-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2",
            "binary_version": "1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2-bin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cap",
            "binary_version": "1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
libcap2

Package

Name
libcap2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcap2@1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.44-1build1
1:2.44-1build2
1:2.44-1build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2",
            "binary_version": "1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2-bin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cap",
            "binary_version": "1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
libcap2

Package

Name
libcap2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcap2@1:2.66-4ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.66-4ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2",
            "binary_version": "1:2.66-4ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2-bin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.66-4ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cap",
            "binary_version": "1:2.66-4ubuntu1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
libcap2

Package

Name
libcap2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcap2@1:2.24-0ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.22-1.2ubuntu2
1:2.24-0ubuntu1
1:2.24-0ubuntu2
1:2.24-0ubuntu2+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2",
            "binary_version": "1:2.24-0ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2-bin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.24-0ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cap",
            "binary_version": "1:2.24-0ubuntu2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
libcap2

Package

Name
libcap2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcap2@1:2.24-12ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.24-9
1:2.24-12
1:2.24-12ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2",
            "binary_version": "1:2.24-12ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2-bin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.24-12ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cap",
            "binary_version": "1:2.24-12ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
libcap2

Package

Name
libcap2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcap2@1:2.25-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.25-1.1
1:2.25-1.2
1:2.25-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2",
            "binary_version": "1:2.25-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcap2-bin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.25-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cap",
            "binary_version": "1:2.25-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2602.json"