- Issued:
- 2009-05-27
- Updated:
- 2009-05-27
RHBA-2009:1068 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
vsftpd bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated vsftpd package that fixes a bug is now available.
Description
The vsftpd package includes a Very Secure FTP (File Transfer Protocol) daemon.
This updated vsftpd package fixes the following bug:
- previously, the length of vsftpd usernames was limited to 32 characters
in length. With this updated package, the maximum length of vsftpd
usernames has been increased to 128 characters. (BZ#496846)
All users of vsftpd are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 496846 - maximum username length is too short for vsftpd user in RHEL5
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: cf6f85f48b50085bb843eb14b271e93987f95809135ad20b2e6b8c19f432ef76 |
x86_64 | |
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fc1bda26d81efa6fb3f8f627d83c3e9a12a13bcb8b7e32af3fc82db0b13c058d |
ia64 | |
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2b04518750bdc74ce5193840fb9a3771ea816d07d830f8a58ce144128d6764c9 |
i386 | |
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b20e6b75687c05be7a8c09c0e64e3d587e407e368db5e0ea6feb2e2673dbfbf7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
ia64 | |
i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
ia64 | |
i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: cf6f85f48b50085bb843eb14b271e93987f95809135ad20b2e6b8c19f432ef76 |
x86_64 | |
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fc1bda26d81efa6fb3f8f627d83c3e9a12a13bcb8b7e32af3fc82db0b13c058d |
i386 | |
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b20e6b75687c05be7a8c09c0e64e3d587e407e368db5e0ea6feb2e2673dbfbf7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: cf6f85f48b50085bb843eb14b271e93987f95809135ad20b2e6b8c19f432ef76 |
s390x | |
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 8d09ab3e7c08533f684466ce9dfe97dcb4993a89143b66bcbdd635af21d4fe43 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3
SRPM | |
---|---|
s390x |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: cf6f85f48b50085bb843eb14b271e93987f95809135ad20b2e6b8c19f432ef76 |
ppc | |
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: c824348697c89ab0f2f317831c689c8df91e6a3d5bdc9328309a0d8a6399264c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3
SRPM | |
---|---|
ppc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: cf6f85f48b50085bb843eb14b271e93987f95809135ad20b2e6b8c19f432ef76 |
x86_64 | |
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fc1bda26d81efa6fb3f8f627d83c3e9a12a13bcb8b7e32af3fc82db0b13c058d |
i386 | |
vsftpd-2.0.5-12.el5_3.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b20e6b75687c05be7a8c09c0e64e3d587e407e368db5e0ea6feb2e2673dbfbf7 |
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