Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2393-1
30th October, 2014
wget vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary
Wget could be made to overwrite files.
Software description
- wget
– retrieves files from the web
Details
HD Moore discovered that Wget contained a path traversal vulnerability
when downloading symlinks using FTP. A malicious remote FTP server or a man
in the middle could use this issue to cause Wget to overwrite arbitrary
files, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
wget
1.15-1ubuntu1.14.10.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
wget
1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
wget
1.13.4-2ubuntu1.2
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
-
wget
1.12-1.1ubuntu2.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.