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.
Weakness
The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | RedHat | glibc-0:2.39-142.el10_2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | glibc-0:2.28-251.el8_10.43 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | glibc-0:2.28-251.el8_10.43 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | glibc-0:2.34-283.el9_8 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | glibc-0:2.34-283.el9_8 | * |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | RedHat | glibc-main-2.43-8.1.hum1 | * |
| Glibc | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Glibc | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Glibc | Ubuntu | resolute | * |
| Glibc | Ubuntu | upstream | * |