June 27, 2024, 10:42 a.m. |

Ubuntu security notices ubuntu.com

USN-6852-1 fixed a vulnerability in Wget. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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.

advisory attacker host lts trick ubuntu ubuntu 16.04 ubuntu 18.04 update uri usn vulnerability wget

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