Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5322-1 – Torchsec
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5322-1
March 10, 2022
subversion vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Summary:
Subversion could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- subversion: Advanced version control system
Details:
Thomas Akesson 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 16.04 ESM:
libapache2-mod-svn 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3+esm1
libapache2-svn 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3+esm1
libsvn1 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3+esm1
subversion 1.9.3-2ubuntu1.3+esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5322-1
CVE-2020-17525
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