Out-of-bounds Read Affecting wget-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.19.5-16.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-WGETDEBUGINFO-19507718
  • published3 Sept 2026
  • disclosed7 Jul 2026

Introduced: 7 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-58469  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 wget-debuginfo to version 0:1.19.5-16.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:62144.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wget-debuginfo package and not the wget-debuginfo package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit 37a40fc, contains a heap buffer underread vulnerability in the clean_metalink_string() function within src/metalink.c that allows a malicious server to trigger memory corruption by serving a Metalink document containing a whitespace-only URL. Attackers can cause the function to decrement a pointer past the start of the buffer when processing an all-whitespace Metalink URL, potentially leading to abnormal program behavior.

CVSS Base Scores

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