CVE-2023-2602 – libcap: Memory Leak on pthread_create() Error

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2023-2602

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. • https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209114 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZ57ICDLMVYEREXQGZWL4GWI7FRJCRQT https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPEGCFMCN5KGCFX5Y2VTKR732TTD4ADW https://www.x41-dsec.de/static/reports/X41-libcap-Code-Review-2023-OSTIF-Final-Report.pdf https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2602 • CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime •