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Debian: DLA-1553-1 Critical: ClamAV DoS Vulnerability Fixed

debian lts
Calendar Grey October 24, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
Upgrade ClamAV to version 0.100.2+dfsg-0+deb8u1 to address vulnerability CVE-2018-15378 and maintain antivirus defense.
ClamAV is an anti-virus utility for Unix, whose upstream developers have released the version 0.100.2
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Summary

This version also fixes a security issue discovered after version 0.100.1:

CVE-2018-15378:

A vulnerability in ClamAV's MEW unpacker may allow unauthenticated
remote offenders to cause a denial of service (DoS) via a specially
crafted EXE file.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
0.100.2+dfsg-0+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your clamav packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: clamav
Version: 0.100.2+dfsg-0+deb8u1
CVE ID: CVE-2018-15378
Debian Bug: 910430

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