wget: url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfosubcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be in...
CVE-2024-38428 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by wget 1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2+esm1, released June 15, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfosubcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in whichdata that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpretedto be part of the host subcomponent.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| wget · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 1.21-1+deb11u2 | DLA-4133-1 | Apr 21, 2025 |
| wget · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.21.3-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38428 | Jun 16, 2024 |
| wget · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.24.5-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38428 | Jun 16, 2024 |
| wget · Debian 14 | 1.24.5-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38428 | Jun 16, 2024 |
| wget · RHEL 8 | 0:1.19.5-12.el8_10 | RHSA-2024:5299 | Aug 13, 2024 |
| wget · RHEL 9 | 0:1.21.1-8.el9_4 | RHSA-2024:6192 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| wget · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2+esm1 | wget 1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2+esm1 | Jun 15, 2024 |
| wget · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1 | wget 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1 | Jun 15, 2024 |
| wget · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1 | wget 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1 | Jun 15, 2024 |
| wget · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1 | wget 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1 | Jun 15, 2024 |
| wget · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1.24.5-1ubuntu2 | wget 1.24.5-1ubuntu2 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| wget · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1.24.5-1ubuntu2 | wget 1.24.5-1ubuntu2 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| wget · almalinux 8 | 1.19.5-12.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:5299 | Aug 13, 2024 |
| wget · almalinux 9 | 1.21.1-8.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6192 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| wget · amzn 2023 | 1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2024-657 | Jul 18, 2024 |
| wget · ol 8 | 0:1.19.5-12.0.1.el8_10 | ELSA-2024-5299 | Aug 13, 2024 |
| wget · ol 9 | 0:1.21.1-8.el9_4 | ELSA-2024-6192 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| wget · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 1.20.3-150600.19.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2201-1 | Jun 25, 2024 |
| wget · rocky 8 | 0:1.19.5-12.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:5299 | May 7, 2025 |
| wget · rocky 9 | 0:1.21.1-8.el9_4 | RLSA-2024:6192 | May 7, 2025 |
| wget · sles 15.6 | 1.20.3-150600.19.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2201-1 | Jun 25, 2024 |
| wget-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2024-657 | Jul 18, 2024 |
| wget-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2024-657 | Jul 18, 2024 |
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