Red Hat Security Advisory: wget security update
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-38428) has been identified in the wget utility provided by Red Hat. The issue involves misinterpretation of input that may lead to improper behavior of the wget tool. Red Hat has released security updates addressing this flaw for multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants. Users of affected versions are advised to apply the provided patches to remediate the vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-38428 affects the wget packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6. It is caused by misinterpretation of input, which may lead to improper behavior of the wget utility used for HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP file retrieval. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a moderate security impact and has issued updated wget packages to fix the problem. The advisory references Red Hat errata RHSA-2024:4998 and provides updated package versions (wget-1.19.5-10.el8_6.2) for affected architectures and variants. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may cause wget to behave improperly due to input misinterpretation. While the exact impact details are not specified, improper behavior could affect the reliability or security of file retrieval operations using wget. There are no known exploits in the wild reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated wget packages (version 1.19.5-10.el8_6.2) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants to address this vulnerability. Users should apply these official security updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:4998 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as an official fix available from Red Hat.
Red Hat Security Advisory: wget security update
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-38428) has been identified in the wget utility provided by Red Hat. The issue involves misinterpretation of input that may lead to improper behavior of the wget tool. Red Hat has released security updates addressing this flaw for multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants. Users of affected versions are advised to apply the provided patches to remediate the vulnerability.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-38428 affects the wget packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6. It is caused by misinterpretation of input, which may lead to improper behavior of the wget utility used for HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP file retrieval. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a moderate security impact and has issued updated wget packages to fix the problem. The advisory references Red Hat errata RHSA-2024:4998 and provides updated package versions (wget-1.19.5-10.el8_6.2) for affected architectures and variants. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may cause wget to behave improperly due to input misinterpretation. While the exact impact details are not specified, improper behavior could affect the reliability or security of file retrieval operations using wget. There are no known exploits in the wild reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated wget packages (version 1.19.5-10.el8_6.2) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants to address this vulnerability. Users should apply these official security updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:4998 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as an official fix available from Red Hat.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:4998
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5c477f2a4a8d5989eb6182
Added to database: 07/19/2026, 03:41:51 UTC
Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 03:57:28 UTC
Last updated: 07/19/2026, 10:38:53 UTC
Views: 11
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