Fedora 44 libcap Critical Update for Buffer Overflow Issue Advisories
fedora
April 25, 2026
Update to 2.78, mainly to resolve a security vulnerability
Summary
libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6)
draft 15 capabilities.
Update Information:
Update to 2.78, mainly to resolve a security vulnerability.
Advisory: https://github.com/AndrewGMorgan/libcap_mirror/security/advisories/GHS
A-f78v-p5hx-m7hh
Changelog
* Mon Apr 06 2026 Carlos Rodriguez-Fernandez
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Mon Apr 6 2026 Carlos Rodriguez-Fernandez
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2455366 - libcap-2.78 is available
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455366
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-418370d63b' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: libcap
Product: Fedora 44
Version: 2.78
Release: 1.fc44
Summary: Library for getting and setting POSIX.1e capabilities
Topics Covered
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