Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-012
Advisory Release Date: 2023-02-17 20:42 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-02-22 23:59 Pacific
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
A flaw was found in wget. If wget sends an Authorization header as part of a query and receives an HTTP REDIRECT to a third party in return, the Authorization header will be forwarded as part of the redirected request. This issue creates a password leak, as the second server receives the password. The highest threat from this vulnerability is confidentiality. (CVE-2021-31879)
Affected Packages:
wget
Issue Correction:
Run dnf update wget --releasever=2023.0.20230222 to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
wget-debuginfo-1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
wget-debugsource-1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
wget-1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
src:
wget-1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.2.src
x86_64:
wget-debuginfo-1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
wget-debugsource-1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
wget-1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64