Critical Memory Issues in wget2 Affecting Fedora Users

Critical Memory Issues in wget2 Affecting Fedora Users

First seen 10 Jan 2026, 10:51 UTC •Linuxsecurity •33.7

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Fedora has issued advisories for wget2, the successor to GNU Wget, due to critical memory corruption and file write issues. Users of Fedora 42 and Fedora 43 are affected, with a new version 2.2.1 released to address these vulnerabilities. The issues stem from the multi-threaded design and features of wget2 that enhance download speeds.

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