CVE-2023-2602

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    CVE-2023-2602

    Published: 6 Jun 2023Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ57ICDLMVYEREXQGZWL4GWI7FRJCRQT/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPEGCFMCN5KGCFX5Y2VTKR732TTD4ADW/, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209114, https://www.x41-dsec.de/static/reports/X41-libcap-Code-Review-2023-OSTIF-Final-Report.pdf

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