CVE-2010-2252 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2010-2252: GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to determine the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a 3xx redirect to a URL with a .wgetrc filename followed by a 3xx redirect to a URL with a

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2010-2252 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.12-2.1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.12-2.1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.12-2.1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget

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