Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2721-1
20th August, 2015
subversion vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Subversion.
Software description
- subversion
– Advanced version control system
Details
It was discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module incorrectly
handled REPORT requests for a resource that does not exist. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-3580)
It was discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module incorrectly
handled requests requiring a lookup for a virtual transaction name that
does not exist. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the server
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-8108)
Evgeny Kotkov discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module incorrectly
handled large numbers of REPORT requests. A remote attacker could use this
issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-0202)
Evgeny Kotkov discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn and svnserve
modules incorrectly certain crafted parameter combinations. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a
denial of service. (CVE-2015-0248)
Ivan Zhakov discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module incorrectly
handled crafted v1 HTTP protocol request sequences. A remote attacker could
use this issue to spoof the svn:author property. (CVE-2015-0251)
C. Michael Pilato discovered that the Subversion mod_dav_svn module
incorrectly restricted anonymous access. A remote attacker could use this
issue to read hidden files via the path name. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3184)
C. Michael Pilato discovered that Subversion incorrectly handled path-based
authorization. A remote attacker could use this issue to obtain sensitive
path information. (CVE-2015-3187)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 15.04:
-
subversion
1.8.10-5ubuntu1.1
-
libapache2-svn
1.8.10-5ubuntu1.1
-
libsvn1
1.8.10-5ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
subversion
1.8.8-1ubuntu3.2
-
libapache2-svn
1.8.8-1ubuntu3.2
-
libsvn1
1.8.8-1ubuntu3.2
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
subversion
1.6.17dfsg-3ubuntu3.5
-
libapache2-svn
1.6.17dfsg-3ubuntu3.5
-
libsvn1
1.6.17dfsg-3ubuntu3.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.