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CentOS Linux 6 [TuxCare] Security Update: wget (CENTOS6:CLSA-2025:1756409922)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 362027

Synopsis

The CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The CentOS Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS6:CLSA-2025:1756409922 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 CENTOS6:CLSA-2025:1756409922.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1756409922

http://www.nessus.org/u?c71e42a3

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 362027

File Name: tuxcare_centos_6_CLSA-2025-1756409922.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38428

CLSA: 2025:1756409922