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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6770-1 Critical Fossil Regression Issue

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Calendar Grey May 9, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Updates to the Fossil security advisory for Ubuntu distributions, focusing on resolving regression concerns connected to the management of POST requests.
Fossil regression

Summary

Fossil regression

Software Description:

- fossil: DSCM with built-in wiki, http interface and server, tickets datab

Details:

USN-6729-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. The

update lead to the discovery of a regression in Fossil with

regards to the handling of POST requests that do not have a

Content-Length field set. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   fossil                          1:2.23-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 23.10
   fossil                          1:2.22-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   fossil                          1:2.18-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   fossil                          1:2.10-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   fossil                          1:2.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   fossil                          1:1.33-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6770-1

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fossil/+bug/2064509

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security advisory critical update instructions software issue ubuntu fossil regression

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fossil/1:2.23-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fossil/1:2.22-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fossil/1:2.18-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fossil/1:2.10-1ubuntu0.1

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