The wordexp function in GNU C Library (aka glibc) 2.21 does not enforce the WRDE_NOCMD flag, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands, as demonstrated by input containing "$((`...`))".
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-headersUpgrade glibcUpgrade nscd | Dec 1, 2016 | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade eglibcUpgrade glibc | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 24, 2014 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Sep 17, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/glibc. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade glibc-staticUpgrade glibcUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade nscdUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibc-commonUpgrade glibc-headers | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 20, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade glibc-extraUpgrade glibc-x86Upgrade glibc-profile-x86Upgrade glibc-locale-base-32bitUpgrade glibc-locale-x86Upgrade glibc-32bitUpgrade pam-modulesUpgrade glibc-profile-32bitUpgrade glibc-profileUpgrade nscdUpgrade pwdutilsUpgrade libxcryptUpgrade glibc-infoUpgrade glibc-devel-staticUpgrade glibc-locale-baseUpgrade pam-modules-32bitUpgrade glibc-localeUpgrade glibc-i18ndataUpgrade glibc-htmlUpgrade glibc-develUpgrade glibc-utilsUpgrade glibcUpgrade libxcrypt-32bitUpgrade glibc-devel-32bitUpgrade glibc-langUpgrade glibc-locale-32bitUpgrade pwdutils-plugin-audit | Dec 18, 2015 | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc6 | Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 24, 2014 |
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