USN-6852-1: Wget vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

• 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.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04

• wget - 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 23.10

• wget - 1.21.3-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• wget - 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• wget - 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1

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

References

• CVE-2024-38428

Related notices

• USN-6852-2: wget