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CVE-2026-6368 wordexp with WRDE_APPEND can return or use invalid memory

🗓️ 10 Aug 2026 18:40:11Reported by glibcType 
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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.

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[
  {
    "vendor": "glibc",
    "product": "glibc",
    "platforms": [
      "Linux"
    ],
    "collectionURL": "https://sourceware.org/glibc/",
    "packageName": "glibc",
    "repo": "https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.93-260",
        "lessThan": "2.43",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]

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10 Aug 2026 18:40Current
CVSS 42.1
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