A ProFTPd security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-35
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ProFTPd: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 16, 2020
Bugs: #699520, #701814, #710730
ID: 202003-35

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ProFTPd, the worst of which
may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background
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ProFTPD is an advanced and very configurable FTP server.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-ftp/proftpd < 1.3.6c >= 1.3.6c

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ProFTPd. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker, by interrupting the data transfer channel, could
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or
cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All ProFTPd users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/proftpd-1.3.6c"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-18217
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18217
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-19269
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19269
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-9272
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9272
[ 4 ] CVE-2020-9273
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9273

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
  https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5