GLSA 200409-35: Subversion: Metadata information leak

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Severity:	low
Title:	Subversion: Metadata information leak
Date:	09/29/2004
Bugs:	#65085
ID:	200409-35

Synopsis

An information leak in mod_authz_svn could allow sensitive metadata of protected areas to be leaked to unauthorized users.

Background

Subversion is a versioning system designed to be a replacement for CVS. mod_authz_svn is an Apache module to do path-based authentication for Subversion repositories.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-util/subversion	< 1.0.8	>= 1.0.8	All supported architectures

Description

There is a bug in mod_authz_svn that causes it to reveal logged metadata regarding commits to protected areas.

Impact

Protected files themselves will not be revealed, but an attacker could use the metadata to reveal the existence of protected areas, such as paths, file versions, and the commit logs from those areas.

Workaround

Rather than using mod_authz_svn, move protected areas into seperate repositories and use native Apache authentication to make these repositories unreadable.

Resolution

All Subversion users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=dev-util/subversion-1.0.8"
    # emerge ">=dev-util/subversion-1.0.8"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-35.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.