CVE-2017-13090 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-13090: The retr.c:fd_read_body() function is called when processing OK responses. When the response is sent chunked in wget before 1.19.2, the chunk parser uses strtol() to read each chunk's length, but doesn't check that the chunk length is a non-negative number. The code then tries to read the chunk in p

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-13090 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.19.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.19.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wget→ fixed in1.19.2-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wget
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

wget→ fixed in1.19.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade wget
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

wget→ fixed in1.19.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade wget
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

wget→ fixed in1.19.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade wget
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

wget→ fixed in1.19.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade wget
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

wget→ fixed in1.19.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade wget
```

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