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AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: wget (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1778811697)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 361298

Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1778811697 advisory.

 - GNU Wget through 1.21.1 does not omit the Authorization header upon a redirect to a different origin, a related issue to CVE-2018-1000007. (CVE-2021-31879)

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 ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1778811697.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1778811697

http://www.nessus.org/u?b6ad833b

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 361298

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.2_CLSA-2026-1778811697.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 8.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31879

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-31879

CLSA: 2026:1778811697