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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-2488-2 Critical: ClamAV Crashing Threat

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Calendar Grey February 12, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The ClamAV exploit in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS poses risks of system instability triggered by harmful files.
ClamAV could be made to crash or run programs if it processed aspecially crafted file.

Summary

ClamAV could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a

specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details:

USN-2488-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV for Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu

14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding

update for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Sebastian Andrzej Siewior discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled

certain upack packer files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly

execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu clamav crash issue

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  clamav                          0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

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-2488-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2488-1

CVE-2013-6497, CVE-2014-9328

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February 12, 2015

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security advisory denial of service ubuntu clamav crash issue

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

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