Security update for vsftpd

SUSE Security Update: Security update for vsftpd
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0417-1
Rating: moderate
References: #900326 #915522
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

  • An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.

    Description:


    vsftpd has been updated to fix one security issue:

    * CVE-2015-1419: Config option deny_file was not handled correctly
    (bnc#915522, bnc#900326)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2015-1419

    Patch Instructions:

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

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-vsftpd=10372
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-vsftpd=10372

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • vsftpd-2.0.7-4.29.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • vsftpd-2.0.7-4.29.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1419.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/900326
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/915522
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=41c39f75b8264ac9bf47602db91c1c91