Recommended update for vsftpd

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for vsftpd
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:0970-1
Rating: moderate
References: #900326 #915522 #922538 #925963 #927612
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

  • An update that has 5 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    vsftpd was updated to improve upon previous fixes and address a regression.

    The following bugs have been fixed:

    - Handle the deny_file option better. (bnc#900326, bnc#915522)
    - Avoid wildcard regressions introduced by previous update. (bnc#922538,
    bnc#927612)
    - stat(2) is sometimes run on wrong path and results in ENOENT.
    (bnc#925963)

    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 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-224=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • vsftpd-3.0.2-24.1
      • vsftpd-debuginfo-3.0.2-24.1
      • vsftpd-debugsource-3.0.2-24.1

    References: