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CVE-2026-6368VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik IBM · GNU libc: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 2.44 when convenient.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 13:49 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Patch
Available – fixed in 2.44

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik IBM to 2.44.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik IBMAffected
  • <2.44
Fixed in
  • 2.44

AI-suggested

Apply the official fix by upgrading to GNU C Library version 2.44 or later. Red Hat and Ubuntu have released updated packages that address this vulnerability. Standard system updates will incorporate these fixes, so ensure systems are fully updated to the fixed versions.

Description

A vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc) prior to version 2.44 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service due to incorrect memory handling in the wordexp function when called with the WRDE_APPEND flag. This flaw affects Linux and other Unix-based systems that rely on glibc for system calls and basic functionality. The issue has been fixed in version 2.44.

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