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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.

CVSS 7.5 · HighBuzz score 25.4

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 25.4

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 11.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
13.9
3 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
11.5
3 sources across 2 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
3 source links · newest first
  • Network firewall distribution IPFire released Core Update 200, marking the 200th incremental update to the 2.29 branch. The release bundles a kernel upgrade, a beta domain blocklist service, security patches for OpenSSL and glibc, and a range of component updates. The kernel has been rebased on Linux 6.18.7 LTS, bringing updated hardware security mitigations alongside network throughput and latency improvements. Linux developers deprecated ReiserFS support in this kernel line, and IPFire installations running on that … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMar 2, 2026, 3:49 PM
  • No excerpt available.

    Exploitwww.openwall.comJan 20, 2026, 2:16 PM
  • No excerpt available.

    Exploitsourceware.orgJan 20, 2026, 2:16 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars
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