RHSA-2023:5071: Moderate: libcap security update

Published Sep 12, 2023
·
Updated

Libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6) draft 15 capabilities.Security Fix(es): libcap: Integer Overflow in libcapstrdup() (CVE-2023-2603) libcap: Memory Leak on pthreadcreate() Error (CVE-2023-2602) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/libcap<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap-debuginfo<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap-debuginfo<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap-debugsource<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap-debugsource<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap-devel<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap-devel<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap-debuginfo<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap-debugsource<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap-devel<2.48-9.el9_2
2.48-9.el9_2
redhat/libcap<2.48-9.el9_2.aa
2.48-9.el9_2.aa
redhat/libcap-debuginfo<2.48-9.el9_2.aa
2.48-9.el9_2.aa
redhat/libcap-debugsource<2.48-9.el9_2.aa
2.48-9.el9_2.aa
redhat/libcap-devel<2.48-9.el9_2.aa
2.48-9.el9_2.aa

Remediation

Event History

Aug 15, 2025
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·04:10 PM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·04:10 PM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2023:5071?

RHSA-2023:5071 has a moderate severity rating.

2

What vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2023:5071?

RHSA-2023:5071 addresses CVE-2023-2602 and CVE-2023-2603 related to libcap.

3

How do I fix RHSA-2023:5071?

To fix RHSA-2023:5071, upgrade libcap to version 2.48-9.el9_2 or later.

4

What issues are caused by CVE-2023-2603 in RHSA-2023:5071?

CVE-2023-2603 in RHSA-2023:5071 causes an integer overflow in _libcap_strdup().

5

What impact does CVE-2023-2602 have on my system?

CVE-2023-2602 leads to a memory leak on pthread_create() errors.

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