Debian: DSA-2523-1: globus-gridftp-server security update
Debian: DSA-2523-1: globus-gridftp-server security update
It was discovered that the GridFTP component from the Globus Toolkit, a toolkit used for building Grid systems and applications performed insufficient validation of a name lookup, which could lead to privilege escalation.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2523-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff August 06, 2012 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : globus-gridftp-server Vulnerability : programming error Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-3292 It was discovered that the GridFTP component from the Globus Toolkit, a toolkit used for building Grid systems and applications performed insufficient validation of a name lookup, which could lead to privilege escalation. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.23-1+squeeze1 of the globus-gridftp-server source package and in version 0.43-1+squeeze1 of the globus-gridftp-server-control source package For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 6.5-1. We recommend that you upgrade your globus-gridftp-server packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.