UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2603

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2603
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2603.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2603
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Downstream
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Published
2023-05-15T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T14:03:31Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A vulnerability was found in libcap. This issue occurs in the _libcap_strdup() function and can lead to an integer overflow if the input string is close to 4GiB.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libcap2

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.24-0ubuntu2+esm1

Affected versions

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "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-2023-2603.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
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.24-12ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.24-9
1:2.24-12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "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-2023-2603.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
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:2.25-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1:2.*
1:2.25-1.1
1:2.25-1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "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-2023-2603.json"

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
0 Unknown 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 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "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"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2603.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
0 Unknown 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 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "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"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2603.json"