Medium5.9Red Hat Linux Updated
Heap buffer overflow via server-supplied filename leads to memory corruption
CVE-2026-58471 Published Jul 7, 2026Updated by vendor Jul 7, 2026
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Heap buffer overflow via server-supplied filename leads to memory corruption. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 5.9). Weakness: CWE-122.
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- To mitigate this issue, always use the -O (or --output-document) flag in your scripts to explicitly define the local filename. This forces wget to ignore the server's provided filename, completely bypassing the vulnerable code path.
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