Description
Subversion before 1.6.23 and 1.7.x before 1.7.10 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (FSFS repository corruption) via a newline character in a file name.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | subversion | 1.7.9-1+nmu2 | — |
| Debian 13 | subversion | 1.7.9-1+nmu2 | — |
| Debian 12 | subversion | 1.7.9-1+nmu2 | — |
| Debian 7 | subversion | 1.6.17dfsg-4+deb7u3 | DSA-2703-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | subversion | 1.6.12dfsg-7 | DSA-2703-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | subversion +8 | 1.6.11-10.el6_5 | RHSA-2014:0255 |
| RHEL 5 | subversion +5 | 1.6.11-12.el5_10 | RHSA-2014:0255 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | subversion | 1.9.5-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10538-1 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2014:0255 Red Hat Security Advisory: subversion security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2703-1 subversion - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10538-1 libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring-1-0-1.9.5-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [subversion-announce] 20130531 Subversion 1.6.23 released mailing-list
- [subversion-announce] 20130531 Apache Subversion 1.7.10 released mailing-list
- RHSA-2014:0255 vendor-advisory
- USN-1893-1 vendor-advisory
- https://subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-1968-advisory.txt
- DSA-2703 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18986 vdb-entry signature
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1139 vendor-advisory