Is CVE-2023-2602 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-2602 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-2602?

CVE-2023-2602 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-2602?

CVE-2023-2602 has an EPSS score of 0.35% (27th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2602?

Upgrade libcap2 on debian 11 to 1:2.44-1+deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 11 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-2602

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory (Memory Leak)

How to fix

Remediation Available

libcap2Debian

Fixed in:1:2.44-1+deb11u1CVE-2023-2602

Fixed in:1:2.66-4CVE-2023-2602

libcapRocky

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-9.el9_2RHSA-2023:5071

libcapRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-9.el9_2RHSA-2023:5071

libcap-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-9.el9_2RHSA-2023:5071

libcap-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-9.el9_2RHSA-2023:5071

libcap-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-9.el9_2RHSA-2023:5071

libcap-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-9.el9_2RHSA-2023:5071

libcap-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-9.el9_2RHSA-2023:5071

libcap-develRocky

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-5.el8_8RHSA-2023:4524

Fixed in:0:2.48-4.el8_6RHSA-2023:7400

Fixed in:0:2.48-9.el9_2RHSA-2023:5071

libcap2Ubuntu

Fixed in:1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1USN-6166-1

Fixed in:1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-6166-1

Fixed in:1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.10.1USN-6166-1

Fixed in:1:2.66-3ubuntu2.1USN-6166-1

libcap2-binUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2.32-1ubuntu0.1USN-6166-1

Fixed in:1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-6166-1

Fixed in:1:2.44-1ubuntu0.22.10.1USN-6166-1

Fixed in:1:2.66-3ubuntu2.1USN-6166-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

x41-dsec.de

Third-Party Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory (Memory Leak)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-13934	High	7.5	64%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-6304	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-12265	Medium	5.3	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2001-0136	Medium	5.0	45%	-	-
CVE-2016-4232	High	7.5	36%	-	-
CVE-2001-0543	Medium	5.0	21%	-	-

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