CVE-2023-2602 (GCVE-0-2023-2602)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-06 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 06:26
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Summary
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.
Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
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Vendor Product Version
n/a libcap Affected: NA
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