1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5372-1

USN-5372-1: Subversion vulnerabilities

Publication date

12 April 2022

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Subversion.

Releases

Packages

Details

Evgeny Kotkov discovered that Subversion servers did not properly follow
path-based authorization rules in certain cases. An attacker could
potentially use this issue to retrieve information about private paths.
(CVE-2021-28544)

Thomas Weißschuh discovered that Subversion servers did not properly handle
memory in certain configurations. A remote attacker could potentially use
this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.
(CVE-2022-24070)

Evgeny Kotkov discovered that Subversion servers did not properly follow
path-based authorization rules in certain cases. An attacker could
potentially use this issue to retrieve information about private paths.
(CVE-2021-28544)

Thomas Weißschuh discovered that Subversion servers did not properly handle
memory in certain configurations. A remote attacker could potentially use
this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.
(CVE-2022-24070)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
21.10 impish ruby-svn –  1.14.1-3ubuntu0.1
python3-subversion –  1.14.1-3ubuntu0.1
subversion-tools –  1.14.1-3ubuntu0.1
libapache2-mod-svn –  1.14.1-3ubuntu0.1
libsvn1 –  1.14.1-3ubuntu0.1
subversion –  1.14.1-3ubuntu0.1
libsvn-java –  1.14.1-3ubuntu0.1
libsvn-perl –  1.14.1-3ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal ruby-svn –  1.13.0-3ubuntu0.1
subversion-tools –  1.13.0-3ubuntu0.1
libapache2-mod-svn –  1.13.0-3ubuntu0.1
python-subversion –  1.13.0-3ubuntu0.1
libsvn1 –  1.13.0-3ubuntu0.1
subversion –  1.13.0-3ubuntu0.1
libsvn-java –  1.13.0-3ubuntu0.1
libsvn-perl –  1.13.0-3ubuntu0.1

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