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Debian: DSA-3137-1 Moderate: Websvn Symlink Access Issue

James Clawson discovered that websvn, a web viewer for Subversion repositories, would follow symlinks in a repository when presenting a file for download. An attacker with repository write access could thereby access any file on disk readable by the user the webserver . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3137-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst January 24, 2015 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : websvn CVE ID : CVE-2013-6892 Debian Bug : 775682 James Clawson discovered that websvn, a web viewer for Subversion repositories, would follow symlinks in a repository when presenting a file for download. An attacker with repository write access could thereby access any file on disk readable by the user the webserver runs as. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.3-1.1+deb7u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.3-1.2. We recommend that you upgrade your websvn packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Debian DSA-3178-1: Urgent update for dnsmasq resolves significant security vulnerability enabling unauthorized data exposure.. Websvn Security, Debian Update, Symlink Access Flaw. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 24, 2015 •Important Debian