CVE-2026-6368 (GCVE-0-2026-6368)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-10 18:40 – Updated: 2026-08-12 18:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
wordexp with WRDE_APPEND can return or use invalid memory
Summary
Calling wordexp with WRDE_APPEND in the GNU C Library version 2.0 to version 2.43 can cause the interface to return invalid memory in the we_wordv member, which on subsequent calls to wordfree may abort the process.
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-12 18:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-908 - Use of uninitialized resource
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34090 | issue-tracking |
| https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-07-01 18:29
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