=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3943-1
April 08, 2019
wget vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Wget.
Software Description:
- wget: retrieves files from the web
Details:
It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-20483)
Kusano Kazuhiko discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain
inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2019-5953)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
wget 1.19.5-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
wget 1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
wget 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
wget 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.5
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3943-1
CVE-2018-20483, CVE-2019-5953
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.19.5-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.5
