CVE-2023-2602

libcap: Memory Leak on pthread_create() Error

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 16, 2023

Updated · November 22, 2025

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 3.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime