Synopsis

ftp bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated ftp packages that fix one bug 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 bug:

• Prior to this update, when the FTP client was used from a shell with elevated
  permissions (through the su or the sudo utility), it incorrectly assumed the UID
  from the original login, instead of the user initiating the client.
  Consequently, the local home directory was incorrect. With this update, the
  underlying code has been modified to correctly get the login credentials using
  the getpwuid(3) utility function call. Now, the local home directory is set
  according to the user running the client. (BZ#861113)
  

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

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 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

Fixes

• BZ - 861113 - FTP client does not expand home directory correctly after sudo or su

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-54.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: db004b88f53ac80330bd812040b696e9d4a9fff9ee8302d07400d60683089bf5
x86_64
ftp-0.17-54.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 297ddbbc6f7ed9b75e051240154c125a4cc1bb36868d9678ebdd7aa269174b8a
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 0b350c9e0215ffd3c4eb3ee4f4de94d6413b055f8ea40ddb9ad68b620860bcf8
i386
ftp-0.17-54.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: c16a6641e5700cf7b64b300a84e4cc7fc969ab0b08f43a0657c0c7f3f19ced0f
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: e96d79feabea29ac26f3a37bcea666ef7a71c4fec44702d7ab160d51178c5894

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-54.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: db004b88f53ac80330bd812040b696e9d4a9fff9ee8302d07400d60683089bf5
x86_64
ftp-0.17-54.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 297ddbbc6f7ed9b75e051240154c125a4cc1bb36868d9678ebdd7aa269174b8a
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 0b350c9e0215ffd3c4eb3ee4f4de94d6413b055f8ea40ddb9ad68b620860bcf8
i386
ftp-0.17-54.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: c16a6641e5700cf7b64b300a84e4cc7fc969ab0b08f43a0657c0c7f3f19ced0f
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: e96d79feabea29ac26f3a37bcea666ef7a71c4fec44702d7ab160d51178c5894

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-54.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: db004b88f53ac80330bd812040b696e9d4a9fff9ee8302d07400d60683089bf5
x86_64
ftp-0.17-54.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 297ddbbc6f7ed9b75e051240154c125a4cc1bb36868d9678ebdd7aa269174b8a
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 0b350c9e0215ffd3c4eb3ee4f4de94d6413b055f8ea40ddb9ad68b620860bcf8
i386
ftp-0.17-54.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: c16a6641e5700cf7b64b300a84e4cc7fc969ab0b08f43a0657c0c7f3f19ced0f
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: e96d79feabea29ac26f3a37bcea666ef7a71c4fec44702d7ab160d51178c5894

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-54.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: db004b88f53ac80330bd812040b696e9d4a9fff9ee8302d07400d60683089bf5
s390x
ftp-0.17-54.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: abfc9818da732f1cbc03a0b7b7fea5e0833ee1a6edb3e07ea7a57be6f363527b
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 4292be9723af08b01b2b46d8ebe17123e13d09ccac1e1e5dc55576ac6061e49b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-54.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: db004b88f53ac80330bd812040b696e9d4a9fff9ee8302d07400d60683089bf5
ppc64
ftp-0.17-54.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 8137c10d6af7fffbb03ab2ced5471fde87dbfd044db3d291a5585d02507de13d
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 0c12fc21623aeb8c9dec88701777d1e517b26d6c352fd6e6f28a10d1029bf79e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-54.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: db004b88f53ac80330bd812040b696e9d4a9fff9ee8302d07400d60683089bf5
x86_64
ftp-0.17-54.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 297ddbbc6f7ed9b75e051240154c125a4cc1bb36868d9678ebdd7aa269174b8a
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 0b350c9e0215ffd3c4eb3ee4f4de94d6413b055f8ea40ddb9ad68b620860bcf8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
ftp-0.17-54.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: db004b88f53ac80330bd812040b696e9d4a9fff9ee8302d07400d60683089bf5
x86_64
ftp-0.17-54.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 297ddbbc6f7ed9b75e051240154c125a4cc1bb36868d9678ebdd7aa269174b8a
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 0b350c9e0215ffd3c4eb3ee4f4de94d6413b055f8ea40ddb9ad68b620860bcf8
i386
ftp-0.17-54.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: c16a6641e5700cf7b64b300a84e4cc7fc969ab0b08f43a0657c0c7f3f19ced0f
ftp-debuginfo-0.17-54.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: e96d79feabea29ac26f3a37bcea666ef7a71c4fec44702d7ab160d51178c5894