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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4515-1
September 17, 2020
pure-ftpd vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Pure-FTPd could be made to expose sensitive information if it recieved
specially crafted input.
Software Description:
– pure-ftpd: Secure and efficient FTP server
Details:
Antonio Norales discovered that Pure-FTPd incorrectly handled directory
aliases. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information. (CVE-2020-9274)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
pure-ftpd 1.0.36-3.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
pure-ftpd-common 1.0.36-3.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
pure-ftpd-ldap 1.0.36-3.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
pure-ftpd-mysql 1.0.36-3.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
pure-ftpd-postgresql 1.0.36-3.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4515-1
CVE-2020-9274
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pure-ftpd/1.0.36-3.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
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