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CentOS Linux 7 [TuxCare] Security Update: wget (CENTOS7:CLSA-2024:1723796201)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 353172
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Synopsis
The CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The CentOS Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS7:CLSA-2024:1723796201 advisory.- url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent. (CVE-2024-38428)
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 package based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory CENTOS7:CLSA-2024:1723796201.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 353172
File Name: tuxcare_centos_7_CLSA-2024-1723796201.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 9/30/2026
Updated: 9/30/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.3
Percentile: 53.37
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Critical
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
Required KB Items: Host/OS/extended-third-party, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-38428
CLSA: 2024:1723796201