- What: Red Hat releases a security update for wget.
- Impact: Systems using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 may be affected.
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:62144 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-09-01 Updated: 2026-09-01 RHSA-2026:62144 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Moderate: wget security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for wget is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description The wget packages provide the GNU Wget file retrieval utility for HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols. Security Fix(es): wget: GNU Wget: Memory corruption via crafted Metalink URL (CVE-2026-58469) wget: GNU Wget: Heap buffer overflow via server-supplied filename leads to memory corruption (CVE-2026-58471) wget: GNU Wget: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via crafted HTML attribute (CVE-2026-58472) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): wget async unsafe code in signal handler context [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:RHEL-145875) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 s390x Fixes BZ - 2497838 - CVE-2026-58469 wget: GNU Wget: Memory corruption via crafted Metalink URL BZ - 2497850 - CVE-2026-58471 wget: GNU Wget: Heap buffer overflow via server-supplied filename leads to memory corruption BZ - 2497857 - CVE-2026-58472 wget: GNU Wget: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service via crafted HTML attribute CVEs CVE-2026-58469 CVE-2026-58471 CVE-2026-58472 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. 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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 SRPM wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1ee007974962b2064fddbb77748b0132a9dd962a8aa27a42e365d94aa8020985 x86_64 wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 61cb5b3377529e6e191a2727a0fb7d427c558daba4df44856366777851a2fb7d wget-debuginfo-1.19.5-16.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79097e8f620004fbc02f7e8242b8b62ae6a49602defcae96efa773d61069620b wget-debugsource-1.19.5-16.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 17c63e22fec6fa872b2b41b75c00992aed5f785a8aeb29224e5e99b6147cb244 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 SRPM wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1ee007974962b2064fddbb77748b0132a9dd962a8aa27a42e365d94aa8020985 s390x wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6f27fdfad28abdcf35a7e1e9b36ee2ea5a57098f31ec8d8cabd9a6b81d6a554b wget-debuginfo-1.19.5-16.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 2dfc4af886ff02bf8b92e6ec09c8c1ab4d8395312a77fee92bf07ab81191f1ad wget-debugsource-1.19.5-16.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 2ce65ed7b86848db4a33afb0a0913d2bb9c538221dd9e602e55ef851cd2e7fcd Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 SRPM wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1ee007974962b2064fddbb77748b0132a9dd962a8aa27a42e365d94aa8020985 ppc64le wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 41ed6432b3c1b5ccb85b630817c75be6d4211977533b75f8305b2b4b44c1cb11 wget-debuginfo-1.19.5-16.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e4891430b9ffd468ad82c7aef9602496e7a5c18f6c6b30f78d9f8a7293a2a47a wget-debugsource-1.19.5-16.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ae4ebcd89d96a37546942621ce05ff069d7354034e5edfccddfff8a3f11100cd Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 SRPM wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1ee007974962b2064fddbb77748b0132a9dd962a8aa27a42e365d94aa8020985 aarch64 wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 34b8e617d1e2ab69e26f8c7bde914c62f7b9afa24026729fde990b6ba4d0f45d wget-debuginfo-1.19.5-16.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 3b51d829fd475d0b479e9829c1e3925ac4335ae6753a7c7ae972c8e9843b2208 wget-debugsource-1.19.5-16.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 04512660568665ef7e7d78c87b1de36f8dc4f144d739c9424eb32e5081978d97 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 SRPM wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1ee007974962b2064fddbb77748b0132a9dd962a8aa27a42e365d94aa8020985 x86_64 wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 61cb5b3377529e6e191a2727a0fb7d427c558daba4df44856366777851a2fb7d wget-debuginfo-1.19.5-16.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79097e8f620004fbc02f7e8242b8b62ae6a49602defcae96efa773d61069620b wget-debugsource-1.19.5-16.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 17c63e22fec6fa872b2b41b75c00992aed5f785a8aeb29224e5e99b6147cb244 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 SRPM wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1ee007974962b2064fddbb77748b0132a9dd962a8aa27a42e365d94aa8020985 aarch64 wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 34b8e617d1e2ab69e26f8c7bde914c62f7b9afa24026729fde990b6ba4d0f45d wget-debuginfo-1.19.5-16.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 3b51d829fd475d0b479e9829c1e3925ac4335ae6753a7c7ae972c8e9843b2208 wget-debugsource-1.19.5-16.el8_10.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 04512660568665ef7e7d78c87b1de36f8dc4f144d739c9424eb32e5081978d97 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 SRPM wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1ee007974962b2064fddbb77748b0132a9dd962a8aa27a42e365d94aa8020985 ppc64le wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 41ed6432b3c1b5ccb85b630817c75be6d4211977533b75f8305b2b4b44c1cb11 wget-debuginfo-1.19.5-16.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e4891430b9ffd468ad82c7aef9602496e7a5c18f6c6b30f78d9f8a7293a2a47a wget-debugsource-1.19.5-16.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ae4ebcd89d96a37546942621ce05ff069d7354034e5edfccddfff8a3f11100cd Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 SRPM wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: 1ee007974962b2064fddbb77748b0132a9dd962a8aa27a42e365d94aa8020985 s390x wget-1.19.5-16.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6f27fdfad28abdcf35a7e1e9b36ee2ea5a57098f31ec8d8cabd9a6b81d6a554b wget-debuginfo-1.19.5-16.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 2dfc4af886ff02bf8b92e6ec09c8c1ab4d8395312a77fee92bf07ab81191f1ad wget-debugsource-1.19.5-16.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 2ce65ed7b86848db4a33afb0a0913d2bb9c538221dd9e602e55ef851cd2e7fcd The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com . 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