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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1217-1 (linux-ftpd)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to linux-ftpd announced via advisory DSA 1217-1. Paul Szabo discovered that the netkit ftp server switches the user id too late, which may lead to the bypass of access restrictions when running on NFS. This update also adds return value checks to setuid() calls, which may fail in some PAM configurations.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.17-20sarge2. For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 0.17-22. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.17-22. We recommend that you upgrade your ftpd package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201217-1