Security update for wget

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0425-1
Release Date: 2025-02-11T10:33:22Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-31879 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-31879 ( NVD ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for wget fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-31879: Authorization header disclosed upon redirects to different origins. (bsc#1185551)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-425=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-425=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-425=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • wget-debuginfo-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
    • wget-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
    • wget-debugsource-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • wget-lang-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wget-debuginfo-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
    • wget-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
    • wget-debugsource-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1

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