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.
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Score 3.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2023-06-06. NVD baseline CVSS 3.3; sources differ by 0.0.
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.
June 6, 2023
November 21, 2024
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libcap-dev (1:2.66-3ubuntu2.1) @ lunar | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| redhat | libcap-0:2.48-4.el8_6 | 2023-11-21 | redhat |
| redhat | libcap-0:2.48-9.el9_2 | 2023-09-12 | redhat |
| redhat | libcap-0:2.48-5.el8_8 | 2023-08-08 | redhat |
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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.
RHSA-2023:4524 — Low
RHSA-2023:5071 — Low
RHSA-2023:7400 — Low
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