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SUSE: 2011:1029-1 Important: Pure-ftpd Directory Traversal Issue

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Calendar Grey September 8, 2011
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A new pure-ftpd update fixes critical bugs and a security flaw involving directory traversal and local file overwriting on SUSE systems for improved file security
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Summary

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for pure-ftpd
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2011:1029-1
Rating:             important
References:         #685447 #699300 #700335 #703035 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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   An update that contains security fixes can now be
   installed. It includes one version update.

Description:


   The OES Netware add-ons in pure-ftpd had a security problem
   and some bugs,  which are fixed by this update.

   A local attacker could overwrite local files when the OES
   remote server  feature of pure-ftpd is enabled due to a
   directory traversal. (  CVE-2011-3171)

   Additionally the following bugs have been fixed:

   * bnc#699300 - FTP remote server navigation does not
   always succeed
   * bnc#685447 - pure-ftpd does not throw an error when
   the name resolution fails during remote server navigation
   * bnc#700335 - put files into NCP volumes fails
   * bnc#703035 - remote_server feature opens a
   vulnerability with directory traversal & file overwriting

Indications:

   Please install this update.

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 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-pure-ftpd-5091

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-pure-ftpd-5091

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-pure-ftpd-5091

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.0.22]:

      pure-ftpd-1.0.22-3.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.0.22]:

      pure-ftpd-1.0.22-3.13.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64):

      pure-ftpd-1.0.22-0.26.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.0.22]:

      pure-ftpd-1.0.22-3.13.1


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