Yellow Dog Linux Security Announcement
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Package:	gftp	
Issue Date: 	July 25, 2001
Priority:	high		
Advisory ID: 	YDU-20010725-2


1. 	Topic:

	An updated gftp package fixes a
	potential security problem.


2. 	Problem:

	"Previous gftp versions had a problem with format
	strings allowing malicious ftp severals to
	potentially execute code on the gftp user's system."
	(from Red Hat security advisory)


3. 	Solution:

   	a) Updating via yup...
   	We suggest that you use the Yellow Dog Update Program (yup)
   	to keep your system up-to-date. The following command(s) will
   	automatically retrieve and install the fixed version of
   	this update onto your system:

   		yup update gftp 

   	b) Updating manually...
   	The update can also be retrieved manually from our ftp site
   	below along with the rpm command that should be used to install
   	the update.  (Please use a mirror site)

   		ftp://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/updates/yellowdog-2.0/ppc/RPMS/
		rpm -Fvh gftp-2.0.8-1.ppc.rpm 


4. Verification

MD5 checksum			  Package
--------------------------------  ----------------------------
cb1c910d79796eb470d893fae34fcf4a  SRPMS/gftp-2.0.8-1.src.rpm
0e56dbd98ca44320787ac12851e8e15d  ppc/RPMS/gftp-2.0.8-1.ppc.rpm

If you wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with,
examine the md5sum with the following command: rpm --checksig --nogpg filename


5. Misc.

Terra Soft has setup a moderated mailing list where these security, bugfix, and package
enhancement announcements will be posted. See http://lists.yellowdoglinux.com/ for more
information.

For information regarding the usage of yup, the Yellow Dog Update Program, see 
http://http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/ydl_general/yup.shtml