# Security update for wget

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0425-1  
Release Date: 2025-02-11T10:33:22Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1185551
  * bsc#1230795

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2021-31879

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2021-31879 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2021-31879 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for wget fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2021-31879: Authorization header disclosed upon redirects to different
    origins. (bsc#1185551)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-425=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-425=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-425=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * wget-debuginfo-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
    * wget-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
    * wget-debugsource-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * wget-lang-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * wget-debuginfo-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
    * wget-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1
    * wget-debugsource-1.20.3-150600.19.12.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-31879.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185551
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230795