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.
CVE-2025-15281
NONE
EPSS 0.47%
Updated Jan 20, 2026
Calling
CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2025-15281
Published Date
Jan 20, 2026
Vendor
Calling
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.47%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
39.1th percentile (higher than 39.1% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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