Incorrect error handling logic leads to memory leaks (CVE-2008-3913)
and file descriptor leaks (CVE-2008-3914).
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.90.1dfsg-4etch15.
For the unstable distribution (sid) and the testing distribution
(lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 0.94.dfsg-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your clamav package.
Upgrade instructions
- --------------------wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
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