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    CVE-2026-6368

    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:Aug 10, 2026
    Last Modified:Aug 12, 2026
    EPS:Aug 10, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00107
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

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    Gnu
    Product
    Glibc

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