# ELSA-2024-6192: wget security update

ELSA-2024-6192, released September 3, 2024, fixes 1 CVE in wget (version 0:1.21.1-8.el9_4). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2024-6192
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 3, 2024
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2024-38428, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-6192.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [wget](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/wget.md) | ol 9 | 0:1.21.1-8.el9_4 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2024-38428](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-38428.md) | High | wget: This update for wget fixes the following issues:  - CVE-2024-38428: Fix mishandled semicolons in the userinfo subcomp... | 9.1 | 0.0067 |  |

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