Ubuntu alert USN-6852-1 (wget)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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"ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com>
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[USN-6852-1] Wget vulnerability
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Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:15:49 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6852-1
June 26, 2024

wget vulnerability
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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.

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

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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