[Bug 1175589] [NEW] Precise vsftp precompiled package upgrade

[xavy]

Public bug reported:

This is not a bug, but actually a compile + publish request.

Let me explain myself:

If you see the original software changelog: https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd/Changelog.txt, the following  check was added in 2.3.5:
- Add stronger checks for the configuration error of running with a writeable
root directory inside a chroot(). This may bite people who carelessly turned
on chroot_local_user but such is life.

This provokes that if a writeable root for a chroot exists, it will fail
to log in with this message:

    500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot
()

If you look further in that changelog,  in 3.0 version a key config for vsftpd.conf has been
included that allows to set a writeable chroot:

- Add new config setting "allow_writeable_chroot" to help people in a bit of
a spot with the v2.3.5 defensive change. Only applies to non-anonymous.


This is the situation up to now in precise and quantal (raring and saucy
already include this 3.0 version) in both i386 and amd64.

So this request is asking the package mantainer about the possibility of
upgrading the precompiled package from 2.3.5 to 3.0 in precise
distribution)

Thanks a lot

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: vsftpd 2.3.5-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-41.66-generic 3.2.42
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu May  2 14:50:03 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: vsftpd
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: vsftpd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity

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