SB2020030101 - OpenSUSE Linux update for proftpd
Published: March 1, 2020
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9272)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in mod_cap within bundled libpcab library code (via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function). A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9273)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing data transfer within the alloc_pool() function in pool.c. A remote authenticated attacker can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.