IC69010: SFTP FILE LISTING FAILS FOR A FILE OWNER WITH AN UNDERSCORE IN THE NAME

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM WebSphere DataPower Appliance
  
  Firmware 3.8.0.4
  
  The SFTP file listing may fail when file attributes contain
  characters such as the following: underscore '_', left/open
  bracket '(', question mark '?', and right/close bracket ')'. For
  example, the file listing may fail if the owner of the file has
  an underscore in the name (test_user).
  
  Sample error messages logged:
  SFTP Server: Invalid listing format [-rw-r--r--   1 test_user
  other  ]
  SFTP Server: Invalid listing format [-rw-r--r--   1 testuser
  (?)  ]
  
  
  Steps to recreate
  1. Use an FTP user with underscore in the name, to PUT a file on
  the FTP server.
  2. Create a MPGW with a SFTP Front-side handler and a static
  backend to the FTP server.
  3. Use an SFTP client to connect to the SFTP Front-side handler
  and try to list the directory containing the file stored in step
  1.
  

Local fix

• If possible, change the owner/group of the file to be listed
  

Problem summary

• Allowed more special characters when parsing the directory
  listing.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix will be in 3.7.2.12, 3.7.3.11, 3.8.0.5, 3.8.1.2
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DATAPOWER

• Fixed component ID

  DP1234567

Applicable component levels

• R372 PSY

     UP

• R373 PSY

     UP

• R380 PSY

     UP

• R381 PSY

     UP