Subversion was updated to version 1.6.17 to fix several
security issues:
- CVE-2011-1752: The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server
module can be crashed though when asked to deliver
baselined WebDAV resources.
- CVE-2011-1783: The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module
can trigger a loop which consumes all available memory on
the system.
- CVE-2011-1921: The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module
may leak to remote users the file contents of files
configured to be unreadable by those users.
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE 11.4:
zypper in -t patch libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring-1-0-4688
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.6.17]:
libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring-1-0-1.6.17-1.2.1
libsvn_auth_kwallet-1-0-1.6.17-1.2.1
subversion-1.6.17-1.2.1
subversion-devel-1.6.17-1.2.1
subversion-perl-1.6.17-1.2.1
subversion-python-1.6.17-1.2.1
subversion-ruby-1.6.17-1.2.1
subversion-server-1.6.17-1.2.1
subversion-tools-1.6.17-1.2.1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1752.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1783.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1921.html
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