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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:1354 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2012-10-10
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHBA-2012:1354 - Bug Fix Advisory

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Synopsis

ftp bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated ftp packages that fix four bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6.

Description

The ftp packages provide the standard UNIX command line File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) client. FTP is a widely used protocol for transferring files over the
Internet, and for archiving files.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the command line width in the ftp client was limited to 200

characters. With this update, the maximum possible length of the FTP command
line is extended to 4296 characters. (BZ#665337)

  • Prior to this update, "append", "put", and "send" commands were causing system

memory to leak. The memory holding the ftp command was not freed appropriately.
With this update, the underlying source code has been improved to correctly free
the system resources and the memory leaks are no longer present. (BZ#786004)

  • Previously, the ftp client could not be invoked to run directly in the active

mode. This functionality has been added to the source code and documented in the
manual page. The client can now be executed with an additional "-A" command line
parameter and will run in the active mode. (BZ#849940)

  • Previously, the ftp client hung up when the ftp-data port (20) was not

available (e.g. was blocked). The client then had to be terminated manually.
Additional logic has been added to the source code. With this update, ftp has an
internal timeout set to 30 seconds. If there is no answer from the server when
this time has passed, ftp will now gracefully time out and not hang up.
(BZ#852636)

All users of ftp are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant
to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 849940 - ftp client does not support active mode from command line invocation

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
x86_64
ftp-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7e8ebc4a4bf27807ac39ffce24bbc15dc0429367c1ee73dd5ee6eb780a51d7e
ftp-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7e8ebc4a4bf27807ac39ffce24bbc15dc0429367c1ee73dd5ee6eb780a51d7e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7fab203bdf7be353c5444469054b38737b20bd7640ded5c1ff32f086646c09df
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7fab203bdf7be353c5444469054b38737b20bd7640ded5c1ff32f086646c09df
i386
ftp-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d31077f6995be7e0a4ac8e49f7f102dd791d987aa178b3f9003f8d63b431e44e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8ff34b21dec03d89659afb179a4a7de43684e2b5317fdfcddc2af2da21a09031

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
x86_64
ftp-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7e8ebc4a4bf27807ac39ffce24bbc15dc0429367c1ee73dd5ee6eb780a51d7e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7fab203bdf7be353c5444469054b38737b20bd7640ded5c1ff32f086646c09df
i386
ftp-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d31077f6995be7e0a4ac8e49f7f102dd791d987aa178b3f9003f8d63b431e44e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8ff34b21dec03d89659afb179a4a7de43684e2b5317fdfcddc2af2da21a09031

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
x86_64
ftp-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7e8ebc4a4bf27807ac39ffce24bbc15dc0429367c1ee73dd5ee6eb780a51d7e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7fab203bdf7be353c5444469054b38737b20bd7640ded5c1ff32f086646c09df
i386
ftp-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d31077f6995be7e0a4ac8e49f7f102dd791d987aa178b3f9003f8d63b431e44e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8ff34b21dec03d89659afb179a4a7de43684e2b5317fdfcddc2af2da21a09031

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
x86_64
ftp-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7e8ebc4a4bf27807ac39ffce24bbc15dc0429367c1ee73dd5ee6eb780a51d7e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7fab203bdf7be353c5444469054b38737b20bd7640ded5c1ff32f086646c09df
i386
ftp-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d31077f6995be7e0a4ac8e49f7f102dd791d987aa178b3f9003f8d63b431e44e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8ff34b21dec03d89659afb179a4a7de43684e2b5317fdfcddc2af2da21a09031

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
s390x
ftp-0.17-52.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 03d2aa24cbb7b404d47d6fefee817c3dfbb7c158253998d06f474f41e9074ed2
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: d887393487fa33f0c3b50a290dd5f83306a3687883737356b67b0a201130a841

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
ppc64
ftp-0.17-52.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 4ff9ca838b60b18acd25094d1c0cf37d11010fa79294f9f20e408250299bdce9
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 64259a367938ce887c4f2c3c418dee100c129dfbeca54c206be1c06670815570

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
x86_64
ftp-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7e8ebc4a4bf27807ac39ffce24bbc15dc0429367c1ee73dd5ee6eb780a51d7e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7fab203bdf7be353c5444469054b38737b20bd7640ded5c1ff32f086646c09df

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
x86_64
ftp-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7e8ebc4a4bf27807ac39ffce24bbc15dc0429367c1ee73dd5ee6eb780a51d7e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7fab203bdf7be353c5444469054b38737b20bd7640ded5c1ff32f086646c09df
i386
ftp-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d31077f6995be7e0a4ac8e49f7f102dd791d987aa178b3f9003f8d63b431e44e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8ff34b21dec03d89659afb179a4a7de43684e2b5317fdfcddc2af2da21a09031

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
s390x
ftp-0.17-52.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 03d2aa24cbb7b404d47d6fefee817c3dfbb7c158253998d06f474f41e9074ed2
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: d887393487fa33f0c3b50a290dd5f83306a3687883737356b67b0a201130a841

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
x86_64
ftp-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d7e8ebc4a4bf27807ac39ffce24bbc15dc0429367c1ee73dd5ee6eb780a51d7e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7fab203bdf7be353c5444469054b38737b20bd7640ded5c1ff32f086646c09df
i386
ftp-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d31077f6995be7e0a4ac8e49f7f102dd791d987aa178b3f9003f8d63b431e44e
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8ff34b21dec03d89659afb179a4a7de43684e2b5317fdfcddc2af2da21a09031

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-52.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 200415397c9cae2a65f3d898436647f5658a047ace8a02091d191432bc44f00f
s390x
ftp-0.17-52.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 03d2aa24cbb7b404d47d6fefee817c3dfbb7c158253998d06f474f41e9074ed2
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-52.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: d887393487fa33f0c3b50a290dd5f83306a3687883737356b67b0a201130a841

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