openSUSE Security Update: subversion: security udpate
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2011:0695-1
Rating:             important
References:         #698205 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-1752 CVE-2011-1783 CVE-2011-1921
                   
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.4
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   An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now
   available. It includes one version update.

Description:

   Subversion was updated to version 1.6.17 to fix several
   security issues:

   - CVE-2011-1752:  The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server
   module can be crashed though when asked to deliver
   baselined WebDAV resources.
   - CVE-2011-1783: The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module
   can trigger a loop which consumes all available memory on
   the system.
   - CVE-2011-1921: The mod_dav_svn Apache HTTPD server module
   may leak to remote users the file contents of files
   configured to be unreadable by those users.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring-1-0-4688

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.6.17]:

      libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring-1-0-1.6.17-1.2.1
      libsvn_auth_kwallet-1-0-1.6.17-1.2.1
      subversion-1.6.17-1.2.1
      subversion-devel-1.6.17-1.2.1
      subversion-perl-1.6.17-1.2.1
      subversion-python-1.6.17-1.2.1
      subversion-ruby-1.6.17-1.2.1
      subversion-server-1.6.17-1.2.1
      subversion-tools-1.6.17-1.2.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1752.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1783.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1921.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/698205