MGASA-2024-0307 - Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 17 Sep 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0307.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2024-20505,
     CVE-2024-20506

Fixed a possible out-of-bounds read bug in the PDF file parser that
could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. (CVE-2024-20505)
Changed the logging module to disable following symlinks on Linux and
Unix systems so as to prevent an attacker with existing access to the
'clamd' or 'freshclam' services from using a symlink to corrupt system
files. (CVE-2024-20506)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33561
- https://blog.clamav.net/2024/09/clamav-141-132-107-and-010312-security.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-20505
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-20506

SRPMS:
- 9/core/clamav-1.0.7-1.mga9

Mageia 2024-0307: clamav Security Advisory Updates

Fixed a possible out-of-bounds read bug in the PDF file parser that could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition

Summary

Fixed a possible out-of-bounds read bug in the PDF file parser that could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. (CVE-2024-20505) Changed the logging module to disable following symlinks on Linux and Unix systems so as to prevent an attacker with existing access to the 'clamd' or 'freshclam' services from using a symlink to corrupt system files. (CVE-2024-20506)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33561

- https://blog.clamav.net/2024/09/clamav-141-132-107-and-010312-security.html

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-20505

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-20506

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0307 - Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 9/core/clamav-1.0.7-1.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 17 Sep 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0307.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2024-20505, CVE-2024-20506

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