Recommended update for vsftpd

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:3937-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that contains two features can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vsftpd fixes the following issues:

  • Add "ssl_tlsv1_1" and "ssl_tlsv1_2" options to the configuration file. This allows disabling or enabling tls 1.2 and 1.1. Both options default to true. (jsc#SLE-4182 jsc#SLE-3965)
  • Make vsftpd follow the system-wide TLS cipher policy "DEFAULT_SUSE" by default. You can run the command "openssl ciphers -v DEFAULT_SUSE" to see which ciphers this includes.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3937=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3937=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3937=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • vsftpd-debuginfo-3.0.2-40.14.2
    • vsftpd-debugsource-3.0.2-40.14.2
    • vsftpd-3.0.2-40.14.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • vsftpd-debuginfo-3.0.2-40.14.2
    • vsftpd-debugsource-3.0.2-40.14.2
    • vsftpd-3.0.2-40.14.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • vsftpd-debuginfo-3.0.2-40.14.2
    • vsftpd-debugsource-3.0.2-40.14.2
    • vsftpd-3.0.2-40.14.2

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