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Ubuntu 13.10: USN-2158-1 Urgent Security Patch for OpenSSL

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ClamAV has been updated to a new version.

Summary

ClamAV has been updated to a new version.

Software Description:

- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details:

This updates ClamAV to a new major version in order to gain new detection

technologies and maintain proper compatibility with the virus signature

database.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 13.10:
  clamav                          0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu13.10.2

Ubuntu 12.10:
  clamav                          0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu12.10.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  clamav                          0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.2

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2157-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/+bug/1296856

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March 27, 2014

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Topics Covered

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu13.10.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu12.10.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.2

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