CVE-2025-15281
wordexp with WRDE_REUSE and WRDE_APPEND may return uninitialized memory
Summary
wordexp with WRDE_REUSE and WRDE_APPEND may return uninitialized memory
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-15281 glibc Fixed in: 2.31-13+deb11u14
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15281 eglibc
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- report sourceware.org
- web openwall.com