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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-6852-1 High: Wget Remote Connection Issue

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Calendar Grey June 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-6852-1 addresses a security flaw in wget impacting several Ubuntu versions.
Wget could be made to connect to a different host than expected.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Wget could be made to connect to a different host than expected. Software Description: - wget: retrieves files from the web Details: It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI. A remote attacker could possibly trick a user into connecting to a different host than expected.

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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 24.04 LTS wget 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 23.10 wget 1.21.3-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS wget 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS wget 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6852-1

CVE-2024-38428

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6852-1

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Topics Covered

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.21.3-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1

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