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Ubuntu 12.10 USN-1773-1 Moderate: ClamAV Denial Of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1773-1
March 21, 2013

clamav vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Software Description:
- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details:

Felix Groebert, Mateusz Jurczyk and Gynvael Coldwind discovered multiple
security issues with ClamAV. An attacker could use these issues to cause
ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
  clamav                          0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.10.1
  clamav-daemon                   0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.10.1
  libclamav6                      0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  clamav                          0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
  clamav-daemon                   0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
  libclamav6                      0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1

Ubuntu 11.10:
  clamav                          0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.1
  clamav-daemon                   0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.1
  libclamav6                      0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  clamav                          0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10.04.1
  clamav-daemon                   0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10.04.1
  libclamav6                      0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1773-1
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/+bug/1157385

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10.04.1


Ubuntu 12.10 USN-1773-1 Moderate: ClamAV Denial Of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey March 21, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security flaws in ClamAV addressed in Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-1773-1. Update now to safeguard against potential risks.
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 clamav-daemon 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 libclamav6 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 clamav-daemon 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 libclamav6 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 Ubuntu 11.10: clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.1 clamav-daemon 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.1 libclamav6 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: clamav 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10.04.1 clamav-daemon 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10.04.1 libclamav6 0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1773-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/+bug/1157385

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March 21, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.97.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10.04.1

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