CVE-2021-31879
wgetVulnerabilityPatched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch | wget | 1.21.3-1 | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Debian:11 | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Debian:12 | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Debian:13 | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Debian:14 | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wget | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | wget | - | 1.20.3-150000.3.29.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | wget | - | 1.14-21.22.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | wget | - | 1.20.3-150600.19.12.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | wget | - | 1.20.3-150600.19.12.1 | fixed |