Security update for vsftpd

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0516-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

vsftpd was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2015-1419: vsftpd config option deny_file was not handled correctly (bnc#915522).

Note: deny_file shouldn't be used to restrict access, as stated in the documentation. Please use more reliable methods.

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 Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-127=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-127=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • vsftpd-debugsource-3.0.2-18.1
    • vsftpd-debuginfo-3.0.2-18.1
    • vsftpd-3.0.2-18.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • vsftpd-debugsource-3.0.2-18.1
    • vsftpd-debuginfo-3.0.2-18.1
    • vsftpd-3.0.2-18.1

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