Ubuntu Security Update USN-4146-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities

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clamav vulnerabilities


A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary


Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Software Description

• clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details


It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled unpacking ZIP files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12625)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled unpacking bzip2 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-2019-12900)

Update instructions


The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04
clamav - 0.101.4+dfsg-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
clamav - 0.101.4+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
clamav - 0.101.4+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

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

• CVE-2019-12625
• CVE-2019-12900

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