Security update for vsftpd

SUSE Security Update: Security update for vsftpd
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0516-1
Rating: low
References: #900326 #915522
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

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

    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 Security 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-12-2015-127=1

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

    Package List:

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

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1419.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/900326
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/915522