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CVE-2021-35942
Published: Jul 22, 2021
Modified: Feb 13, 2026
PUBLISHED
Description
The wordexp function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc) through 2.33 may crash or read arbitrary memory in parse_param (in posix/wordexp.c) when called with an untrusted, crafted pattern, potentially resulting in a denial of service or disclosure of information. This occurs because atoi was used but strtoul should have been used to ensure correct calculations.
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References
GLSA-202208-24
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