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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2016.3268.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wget' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wget' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:3268-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for wget fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2016-7098: Fixed a potential race condition by creating files with .tmp ext
and making them accessible to the current user only. (bsc#995964)

Non security issues fixed:
- bsc#1005091: Don't call xfree() on string returned by usr_error()
- bsc#1012677: Add support for enforcing TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 (TLS 1.2 support was already present, but it was not enforcable).

Affected Software/OS:
'wget' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP2.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7098
40824
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40824/
93157
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93157
[bug-wget] 20160814 Wget - acess list bypass / race condition PoC
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00083.html
[bug-wget] 20160824 Re: Wget - acess list bypass / race condition PoC
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2016-08/msg00134.html
[debian-lts-announce] 20200129 [SECURITY] [DLA 2086-1] wget security update
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00031.html
[oss-security] 20160827 Re: CVE Request - Gnu Wget 1.17 - Design Error Vulnerability
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/27/2
openSUSE-SU-2016:2284
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00044.html
openSUSE-SU-2017:0015
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00007.html
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