The Slackware Linux Security Team released updated proftpd 1.3.9d packages for both Slackware 15.0 and -current to patch critical vulnerabilities. The update resolves a use-after-free flaw triggered by the FTP STAT command and corrects how the server handles default AllowForeignAddress settings during passive data transfers.

proftpd (SSA:2026-227-01)

proftpd (SSA:2026-227-01)

proftpd (SSA:2026-227-01)

New proftpd packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.9d-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues, including:
Addressed possible use-after-free issue in FTP STAT command.
Fixed handling of default AllowForeignAddress behavior for passive data
transfers.
For more information, see:
http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.9d
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
( http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.9d-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/proftpd-1.3.9d-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/proftpd-1.3.9d-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/proftpd-1.3.9d-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
a9199594ff0ae324826a300599454653 proftpd-1.3.9d-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
eb7d0a3ac3e52eac34bbb0606cb3e0a2 proftpd-1.3.9d-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
f68ed5a09e2545bcb437b713298a9864 n/proftpd-1.3.9d-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
812626cd25bb9f6b1a0057f23b15e082 n/proftpd-1.3.9d-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg proftpd-1.3.9d-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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