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RockyLinux 8 : wget (RLSA-2024:5299)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 235555
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:5299 advisory.* wget: Misinterpretation of input may lead to improper behavior (CVE-2024-38428)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected wget, wget-debuginfo and / or wget-debugsource packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 235555
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-5299.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 5/7/2025
Updated: 5/7/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38428
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:wget-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:wget, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:wget-debugsource
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/7/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-38428