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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2338-2 proftpd-dfsg -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

25 Aug 2020

Affected Packages:

proftpd-dfsg

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 968967.

More information:

The update of proftpd-dfsg released as DLA-2338-1 incorrectly destroyed the memory pool in function sftp_kex_handle in contrib/mod_sftp/kex.c which may cause a segmentation fault and thus prevent sftp connections.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.5e+r1.3.5b-4+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your proftpd-dfsg packages.

For the detailed security status of proftpd-dfsg please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/proftpd-dfsg

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS