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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-4082-1 Critical Subversion DoS Warning

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Subversion could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4082-1
July 31, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Subversion could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- subversion: Advanced version control system

Details:

Ace Olszowka discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled certain
svnserve requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause svnserver to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-11782)

Tomas Bortoli discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled certain
svnserve requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause svnserver to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-0203)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libsvn1                         1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3
  subversion                      1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4082-1
  CVE-2018-11782, CVE-2019-0203

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subversion/1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-4082-1 Critical Subversion DoS Warning

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Security flaws in Subversion for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS might trigger system failures from specially designed network packets. It's crucial to patch immediately!
Subversion could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libsvn1 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3 subversion 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4082-1

CVE-2018-11782, CVE-2019-0203

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July 31, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/subversion/1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3

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