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Ubuntu 24.04: Critical Apache Subversion DoS Vulnerability CVE-2024-46901

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Calendar Grey October 16, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Apache Subversion could crash when handling specific files, impacting Ubuntu users across various releases.
Apache Subversion could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Apache Subversion could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted

file.

Software Description:

- subversion: Advanced version control system

Details:

USN-7818-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache Subversion. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu

22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Apache Subversion incorrectly parsed control

characters in filenames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

commit a corrupted revision to a repository, leading to a denial of

service.

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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
  subversion                      1.14.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  subversion                      1.14.1-3ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  subversion                      1.13.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  subversion                      1.9.7-4ubuntu1.1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7818-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7818-1

CVE-2024-46901

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7818-2

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Topics Covered

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