CVE-2026-6368 Affecting compat-libpthread-nonshared package, versions <0:2.28-251.el8_10.43


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-COMPATLIBPTHREADNONSHARED-20569866
  • published8 Oct 2026
  • disclosed8 Oct 2026

Introduced: 8 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-6368  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 compat-libpthread-nonshared to version 0:2.28-251.el8_10.43 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:76777.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream compat-libpthread-nonshared package and not the compat-libpthread-nonshared package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Calling wordexp with WRDE_APPEND in the GNU C Library version 2.0 to version 2.43 can cause the interface to return invalid memory in the we_wordv member, which on subsequent calls to wordfree may abort the process.

CVSS Base Scores

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