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[slackware-security]  proftpd (SSA:2020-051-01)

New proftpd packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current
to fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.6c-i586-1_slack14.2.txz:  Upgraded.
  No CVEs assigned, but this sure looks like a security issue:
  Use-after-free vulnerability in memory pools during data transfer.
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.6c-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.6c-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.6c-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.6c-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.6c-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.6c-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/proftpd-1.3.6c-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/proftpd-1.3.6c-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.0 package:
ad130cbacf59ba92d23da0b8c6dd5c8e  proftpd-1.3.6c-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
e0e9d4bfd44229fc5cbb0d16decd62e1  proftpd-1.3.6c-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 package:
8e3126f9af6dbbf817bd43e77ca9cc8d  proftpd-1.3.6c-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
ea71c0df4222e5b2046876aef3461acc  proftpd-1.3.6c-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware 14.2 package:
cff0f04f8d96e58c9315900ab27e770a  proftpd-1.3.6c-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
993452ec1b0c1a6785a09d0e960be20c  proftpd-1.3.6c-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current package:
8c5c8c09c9ce10219fd92ecf72f742cf  n/proftpd-1.3.6c-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
346f1b9c24259e9f61e1063a15bdbef1  n/proftpd-1.3.6c-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg proftpd-1.3.6c-i586-1_slack14.2.txz


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security@slackware.com

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