clamav vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
Software Description
USN-3592-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-0202)
Hanno Böck discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain XAR files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000085)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
clamav - 0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.12.04.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
Software Description
- clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix
USN-3592-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-0202)
Hanno Böck discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain XAR files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000085)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
clamav - 0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.12.04.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...
