Recommended update for atftp

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for atftp
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:0803-1
Rating: low
References: #599856
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
  • SLE SDK 10 SP4

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update to atftp resolves the following issue:

    * When receiving data, a race condition where two
    server threads pick up a single client may occur and result
    in an overwrite of the transferred file.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-atftp-6387
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-atftp-6387
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-atftp-6387

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • atftp-0.7.0-135.10.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • atftp-0.7.0-135.10.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • atftp-0.7.0-135.10.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64):
    • atftp-0.7.0-1.24.1
    • SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64):
    • atftp-0.7.0-1.24.1

    References:

  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/599856
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=5a7b02316877fec4b02acfaf39f6ffaa
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=d3bb8663441540925e916087a225954b