-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2606-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst January 13, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : proftpd-dfsg Vulnerability : symlink race Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-6095 Debian Bug : 697524 It has been discovered that in ProFTPd, an FTP server, an attacker on the same physical host as the server may be able to perform a symlink attack allowing to elevate privileges in some configurations. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.3a-6squeeze5. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem will be fixed soon. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.4a-3. We recommend that you upgrade your proftpd-dfsg packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQ8xpIAAoJEFb2GnlAHawE/usH/i2IjOweYkzsTrO5Nkq1kVra 0ycwOWKJt7LQiwfV55s5ieiDXII3d/ite6lE+nsAIPFwFhcT1dKLpsFqCixCQKUk ZzH3b3HDf0I0VX549wIO6F990blDUFA4SugyLMYnNiOnmyxRo6J9uPUFE0Zx6Dl6 BzulhIeDQsuTbA4QvRLJH9KcBshwXihUQ/Avzw92B4OmJ7tYBDjT/DegU6eI7eRh LG+gFbGqn0q7HeO+muPxVLCAKUH9sxKjx8zqI9P3biFvlcuCR/HAeYjpgaEUIaXu Tlo5oS/vLG3w+GzhjNReHyfdISmfMWM6H5kpLX31deaz7kFDb2jSPjTiWeVtyvs= =5TDn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----