Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6770-1
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6770-1
May 09, 2024
fossil regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 23.10
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Fossil regression
Software Description:
– fossil: DSCM with built-in wiki, http interface and server, tickets datab
Details:
USN-6729-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. The
update lead to the discovery of a regression in Fossil with
regards to the handling of POST requests that do not have a
Content-Length field set. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
fossil 1:2.23-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 23.10
fossil 1:2.22-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
fossil 1:2.18-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
fossil 1:2.10-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
fossil 1:2.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
fossil 1:1.33-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6770-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2064509
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fossil/1:2.23-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fossil/1:2.22-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fossil/1:2.18-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fossil/1:2.10-1ubuntu0.1