SUSE Security Update: Security update for wget
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1366-1
Rating:             important
References:         #885069 #901276 #902709 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-4877
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes
   is now available.

Description:


   wget has been updated to fix one security issue and two non-security
   issues.

   This security issue has been fixed:

       * FTP symlink arbitrary filesystem access (CVE-2014-4877).

   These non-security issues have been fixed:

       * Fix displaying of download time (bnc#901276).
       * Fix 0 size FTP downloads after failure (bnc#885069).

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2014-4877
         


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-wget-9933

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-wget-9933

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-wget-9933

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      wget-1.11.4-1.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      wget-1.11.4-1.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      wget-1.11.4-1.19.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4877.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=885069
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901276
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902709
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:1366-1: important: wget

November 6, 2014
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now...

Summary

wget has been updated to fix one security issue and two non-security issues. This security issue has been fixed: * FTP symlink arbitrary filesystem access (CVE-2014-4877). These non-security issues have been fixed: * Fix displaying of download time (bnc#901276). * Fix 0 size FTP downloads after failure (bnc#885069). Security Issues: * CVE-2014-4877 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp3-wget-9933 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-wget-9933 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch sledsp3-wget-9933 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64): wget-1.11....

Read the Full Advisory

References

#885069 #901276 #902709

Cross- CVE-2014-4877

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4877.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=885069

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901276

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902709

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1366-1
Rating: important

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