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A wget security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 7 Extended LTS.



ELA-211-1 wget security update

Package wget
Related CVE CVE-2016-7098

An issue has been found in wget, a tool to retrieve files from the web. A race condition might occur as files rejected by an access list are kept on the disk for the duration of a HTTP connection.

We recommend that you upgrade your wget packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/