=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3943-2
April 09, 2019
wget vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
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)
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
