USN-6166-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6166-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6166-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6166-1
Related
Published
2023-06-14T13:40:25.031339Z
Modified
2023-06-14T13:40:25.031339Z
Summary
libcap2 vulnerabilities
Details

David Gstir discovered that libcap2 incorrectly handled certain return codes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libcap2 to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-2602)

Richard Weinberger discovered that libcap2 incorrectly handled certain long input strings. An attacker could use this issue to cause libcap2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-2603)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / libcap2

Package

Name
libcap2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcap2?arch=src?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

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

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / libcap2

Package

Name
libcap2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcap2?arch=src?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

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