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Ubuntu 12.04: USN-1894-1 Critical: OpenSSL Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey June 27, 2013
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Multiple Subversion security vulnerabilities affect Ubuntu releases starting from 12.04 onward. It is advised to apply updates to mitigate risks.
Several security issues were fixed in Subversion.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Subversion.

Software Description:

- subversion: Advanced version control system

Details:

Alexander Klink discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module for

Apache did not properly handle a large number of properties. A remote

authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause memory consumption,

leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1845)

Ben Reser discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module for

Apache did not properly handle certain LOCKs. A remote authenticated

attacker could use this flaw to cause Subversion to crash, leading to a

denial of service. (CVE-2013-1846)

Philip Martin and Ben Reser discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn

module for Apache did not properly handle certain LOCKs. A remote

attacker could use this flaw to cause Subversion to crash, leading to a

denial of service. (CVE-2013-1847)

It was discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module for Apache did not

properly handle cer...

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security advisory denial of service subversion software update Ubuntu system maintenance memory consumption

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.04:
  libapache2-svn                  1.7.5-1ubuntu3.1
  libsvn1                         1.7.5-1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libapache2-svn                  1.7.5-1ubuntu2.1
  libsvn1                         1.7.5-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libapache2-svn                  1.6.17dfsg-3ubuntu3.3
  libsvn1                         1.6.17dfsg-3ubuntu3.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1893-1

CVE-2013-1845, CVE-2013-1846, CVE-2013-1847, CVE-2013-1849,

CVE-2013-1884, CVE-2013-1968, CVE-2013-2112

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security advisory denial of service subversion software update Ubuntu system maintenance memory consumption

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subversion/1.7.5-1ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subversion/1.7.5-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subversion/1.6.17dfsg-3ubuntu3.3

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