CVE-2026-6368
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in GNU libc to perform a Denial of Service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability to perform a denial of service attack.
- Who is affected
- Systems running affected versions of GNU libc; requires local access.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; local dos impact is moderate but glibc is widely deployed.
- Action
- Apply glibc security patch once available from your distribution.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.11% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 1% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- medium[NEW] [medium] GNU libc: Vulnerability enables Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-08-12
- unknownCVE-2026-6368: wordexp with WRDE_APPEND can return or use invalid memorymsrc · 2026-08-11
- unknownCVE-2026-6368: Calling wordexp with WRDE_APPEND in the GNU C Library version 2.0 to version 2.43 can cause the…nvd · 2026-08-10
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