- Issued:
- 2012-05-10
- Updated:
- 2012-05-10
RHBA-2012:0560 - wget bug fix update
Synopsis
wget bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated wget packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
GNU Wget is a file retrieval utility which can use either the HTTP, HTTPS or FTP protocol. Wget provides various useful features, such as the ability to work in the background while the user is logged out, recursive retrieval of directories, file name wildcard matching or updating files in dependency on file timestamp comparison.
This update fixes the following bug:
- The wget utility did not previously work as intended with the "-T, --timeout" option set. As a consequence, if the HTTPS server accepted a wget session but did not respond to the SSL handshake, the timeout could not take effect and Wget did not terminate the session after a given time. With this update, the underlying source code has been modified to ensure that Wget aborts the connection in this scenario. (BZ#815418)
All users of wget are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- wget-1.11.4-3.el5_8.2.src.rpm
- wget-1.11.4-3.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
- wget-1.11.4-3.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
- wget-1.11.4-3.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
- wget-1.11.4-3.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
- wget-1.11.4-3.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
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Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.