vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-6166-2.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-6166-2",
  "summary": "libcap2 vulnerability",
  "details": "USN-6166-1 fixed a vulnerability in libcap2. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM\nand Ubuntu 18.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Richard Weinberger discovered that libcap2 incorrectly handled certain long\n input strings. An attacker could use this issue to cause libcap2 to crash,\n resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n (CVE-2023-2603)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2603"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2023-06-19T11:49:36Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:53:02Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libcap2",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcap2@1:2.24-0ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"
      },
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        {
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:2.22-1.2ubuntu2",
        "1:2.24-0ubuntu1",
        "1:2.24-0ubuntu2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "libcap2",
            "binary_version": "1:2.24-0ubuntu2+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libcap2-bin",
            "binary_version": "1:2.24-0ubuntu2+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cap",
            "binary_version": "1:2.24-0ubuntu2+esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
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                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
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        "name": "libcap2",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcap2@1:2.24-12ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
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            }
          ]
        }
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        "1:2.24-12"
      ],
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        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
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                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
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                }
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            }
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      },
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            }
          ]
        }
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        "1:2.25-1.2"
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          {
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpam-cap",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
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                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6166-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2603"
    }
  ]
}