Security update for vsftpd

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:3888-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-3618 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2021-3618 ( NVD ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability, contains one feature and has four security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vsftpd fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-3618: Enforced security checks against ALPACA attack (PM-3322, bsc#1187686, bsc#1187678).

Bugfixes: - Fixed a seccomp failure in FIPS mode when SSL was enabled (bsc#1052900). - Allowed wait4() to be called so that the broker can wait for its child processes (bsc#1021387). - Allowed sendto() syscall when /dev/log support is enabled (bsc#786024).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-3888=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-3888=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-3888=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • vsftpd-debuginfo-3.0.5-51.1
    • vsftpd-debugsource-3.0.5-51.1
    • vsftpd-3.0.5-51.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • vsftpd-debuginfo-3.0.5-51.1
    • vsftpd-debugsource-3.0.5-51.1
    • vsftpd-3.0.5-51.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • vsftpd-debuginfo-3.0.5-51.1
    • vsftpd-debugsource-3.0.5-51.1
    • vsftpd-3.0.5-51.1

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