CVE-2025-15281

Calling wordexp with WRDE_REUSE in conjunction with WRDE_APPEND in the GNU C Library version 2.0 to version 2.42 may cause the interface to return uninitialized memory in the we_wordv member, which on subsequent calls to wordfree may abort the process.
References
Link Resource
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33814 Issue Tracking Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/20/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2026-01-20 14:16

Updated : 2026-02-05 17:43


NVD link : CVE-2025-15281

Mitre link : CVE-2025-15281

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-15281


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Products Affected

gnu

  • glibc
CWE
CWE-908

Use of Uninitialized Resource