Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-10
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1341
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu glibc
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu glibc

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title wordexp with WRDE_APPEND can return or use invalid memory
Weaknesses CWE-908
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/S:P/AU:Y/U:Green'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: glibc

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T18:40:11.601Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T15:07:08.926Z

Link: CVE-2026-6368

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T19:17:30.713

Modified: 2026-08-10T19:17:30.713

Link: CVE-2026-6368

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-10T18:40:11Z

Links: CVE-2026-6368 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T14:22:11Z

Weaknesses