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Fedora 30: proftpd FEDORA-2019-e9187610c3 Critical: Remote Code Execution

This update addresses an arbitrary file copy vulnerability in mod_copy in ProFTPD, which allowed for remote code execution and information disclosure without authentication due to not honoring ` ` constraints. Upstream bug: http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4372 . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2019-e9187610c3 2019-08-01 02:59:40.158023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : proftpd Product : Fedora 30 Version : 1.3.6 Release : 21.fc30 URL : http://www.proftpd.org/ Summary : Flexible, stable and highly-configurable FTP server Description : ProFTPD is an enhanced FTP server with a focus toward simplicity, security, and ease of configuration. It features a very Apache-like configuration syntax, and a highly customizable server infrastructure, including support for multiple 'virtual' FTP servers, anonymous FTP, and permission-based directory visibility. This package defaults to the standalone behavior of ProFTPD, but all the needed scripts to have it run by systemd instead are included. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: This update addresses an arbitrary file copy vulnerability in mod_copy in ProFTPD, which allowed for remote code execution and information disclosure without authentication due to not honoring ` ` constraints. Upstream bug: http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4372 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Tue Jul 23 2019 Paul Howarth - 1.3.6-21 - An arbitrary file copy vulnerability in mod_copy in ProFTPD allowed for remote code execution and information disclosure without authentication (CVE-2019-12815) http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4372 https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/pull/816 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1732365 - CVE-2019-12815 proftpd: file copy vulnerability in mod_copy allows for remote code execution https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1732365 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2019-e9187610c3' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . The recent patch resolves a specific file transfer vulnerability within ProFTPD, which previously enabled unauthorized execution of commands remotely on Fedora systems.. ProFTPD Update, Fedora Security, File Copy Issue. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 31, 2019 •Critical Fedora