USN-4280-2: ClamAV vulnerability
18 February 2020
ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details
USN-4280-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled memory when the
Data-Loss-Prevention (DLP) feature was enabled. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 12.04
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
References
Related notices
- USN-4280-1: clamav-testfiles, clamav-freshclam, clamav, clamdscan, clamav-daemon, libclamav-dev, clamav-milter, clamav-base, clamav-docs, libclamav9