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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current wget2 Vulnerability (SSA:2025-364-02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 280762

Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to wget2.

Description

The version of wget2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2025-364-02 advisory.

 New wget2 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the wget2 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

Upgrade the affected wget2 package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7b376670

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 280762

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-364-02.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/30/2025

Updated: 12/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:wget2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/30/2025