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Package "libcap2"

Name: libcap2

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POSIX 1003.1e capabilities (library)
Latest version: 1:2.75-7ubuntu2.2
Release: questing (25.10)
Level: updates
Repository: main
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/

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Version: 1:2.75-7ubuntu2.2 2026-04-21 19:10:24 UTC

  libcap2 (1:2.75-7ubuntu2.2) questing-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: potential TOCTOU race condition in cap_set_file()
    - debian/patches/CVE-2026-4878.patch: fix race in libcap/cap_file.c,
      progs/quicktest.sh.
    - CVE-2026-4878

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:04:10 -0400
CVE-2026-4878 A flaw was found in libcap. A local unprivileged user can exploit a Time-of-check-to-time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the `cap_set_file()` func


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