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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: USN-3943-2 Critical Wget Code Execution

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Calendar Grey April 9, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Wget tool resolves various vulnerabilities impacting Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, including threats related to unauthorized code execution.
Several security issues were fixed in Wget.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Wget.

Software Description:

- wget: retrieves files from the web

Details:

USN-3943-1 fixed a vulnerability in Wget. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 Kusano Kazuhiko discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain

 inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary

 code. (CVE-2019-5953)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  wget                            1.13.4-2ubuntu1.7

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3943-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3943-1

  CVE-2019-5953

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April 09, 2019

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