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Ubuntu 18.10 USN-3869-1 Critical: Subversion Denial Of Service Threat

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Subversion could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted input.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3869-1
January 24, 2019

subversion vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10

Summary:

Subversion could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted
input.

Software Description:
- subversion: Advanced version control system

Details:

Ivan Zhakov discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled certain
inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libapache2-mod-svn              1.10.0-2ubuntu2.1
  libsvn1                         1.10.0-2ubuntu2.1
  subversion                      1.10.0-2ubuntu2.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3869-1
  CVE-2018-11803

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subversion/1.10.0-2ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 18.10 USN-3869-1 Critical: Subversion Denial Of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey January 24, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security flaw in Subversion on Ubuntu impacts 18.10 version, can lead to system crash via specially designed input, demands immediate action.
Subversion could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10:   libapache2-mod-svn              1.10.0-2ubuntu2.1   libsvn1                         1.10.0-2ubuntu2.1   subversion                      1.10.0-2ubuntu2.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3869-1

  CVE-2018-11803

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January 24, 2019

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subversion/1.10.0-2ubuntu2.1

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