Issued:
2014-10-13
Updated:
2014-10-13

RHBA-2014:1408 - wget bug fix update

Synopsis

wget bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated wget packages that fix several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

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 bugs:

  • Prior to this update, Wget was missing support for Server Name Indication (SNI). As a consequence, Wget was unable to successfully validate certificates from a server using SNI, even if the certificate was valid. The SNI support has been ported to the Wget distributed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Wget is now able to successfully validate certificates from any server using SNI, provided the certificate is valid. (BZ#909604)

  • An error in the Wget code prevented Wget from parsing all web links in retrieved pages correctly. Consequently, some links were not followed and pages not retrieved when doing recursive retrieving. The source code has been fixed to parse web links correctly, and all valid links found in the downloaded pages are now parsed and followed correctly in the aforementioned scenario. (BZ#960137)

  • Due to potential resource leaks in the Wget source code, Wget could leak memory in some situations. With this update, the source code has been patched to free resources that could potentially leak, thus fixing this bug. (BZ#873216)

Users of wget are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

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 https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • wget-debuginfo-1.12-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • wget-debuginfo-1.12-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • wget-1.12-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • wget-debuginfo-1.12-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • wget-1.12-5.el6.src.rpm
  • wget-1.12-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • wget-1.12-5.el6.s390x.rpm
  • wget-debuginfo-1.12-5.el6.s390x.rpm
  • wget-1.12-5.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information