MGASA-2022-0024 - Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 18 Jan 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0024.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2022-20698

A vulnerability in the OOXML parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV)
Software version 0.104.1 and LTS version 0.103.4 and prior versions could
allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service
condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper
checks that may result in an invalid pointer read. An attacker could
exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted OOXML file to an affected
device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning
process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
(CVE-2022-20698)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29896
- https://blog.clamav.net/2022/01/clamav-01035-and-01042-security-patch.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/CKHVIDDT45SUTNVD3ODK2FDXJFJ3ETJH/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-20698

SRPMS:
- 8/core/clamav-0.103.5-1.mga8

Mageia 2022-0024: clamav security update

A vulnerability in the OOXML parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.104.1 and LTS version 0.103.4 and prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote at...

Summary

A vulnerability in the OOXML parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.104.1 and LTS version 0.103.4 and prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper checks that may result in an invalid pointer read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted OOXML file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition. (CVE-2022-20698)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29896

- https://blog.clamav.net/2022/01/clamav-01035-and-01042-security-patch.html

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/CKHVIDDT45SUTNVD3ODK2FDXJFJ3ETJH/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-20698

Resolution

MGASA-2022-0024 - Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/clamav-0.103.5-1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 18 Jan 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0024.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2022-20698

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