Recommended update for vsftpd

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for vsftpd
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:1513-1
Rating: moderate
References: #935279 #941395 #968138 #969411 #970982 #972169
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

  • An update that has 6 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for vsftpd fixes the following issues:

    - User creation to not report errors when user already exists (bnc#972169).
    - Hang on pam_exec in pam.d (bnc#970982).
    - Memory leaks in ls.c (bnc#968138).
    - ? wildcard matching broken (bnc#969411).
    - Don't sent data after client disconnect (bnc#941395).
    - Fix logrotate script to not fail when vsftpd is not running (bnc#935279).

    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-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-vsftpd-12601=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-vsftpd-12601=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • vsftpd-2.0.7-4.39.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • vsftpd-debuginfo-2.0.7-4.39.1
      • vsftpd-debugsource-2.0.7-4.39.1

    References: