MGASA-2020-0105 - Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 26 Feb 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0105.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2020-3123

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:

A vulnerability in the Data-Loss-Prevention (DLP) module in Clam AntiVirus
(ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.1 and 0.102.0 could allow an
unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on
an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an out-of-bounds read
affecting users that have enabled the optional DLP feature. An attacker
could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email file to an
affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV
scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
(CVE-2020-3123)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26221
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4280-1
- https://blog.clamav.net/2020/02/clamav-01022-security-patch-released.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-3123

SRPMS:
- 7/core/clamav-0.102.2-1.mga7

Mageia 2020-0105: clamav security update

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: A vulnerability in the Data-Loss-Prevention (DLP) module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.1 and 0.102.0 could ...

Summary

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:
A vulnerability in the Data-Loss-Prevention (DLP) module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.1 and 0.102.0 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an out-of-bounds read affecting users that have enabled the optional DLP feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition. (CVE-2020-3123)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26221

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4280-1

- https://blog.clamav.net/2020/02/clamav-01022-security-patch-released.html

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-3123

Resolution

MGASA-2020-0105 - Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 7/core/clamav-0.102.2-1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 26 Feb 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0105.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-3123

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