Ubuntu 15.04: USN-2594-2 Severity: ClamAV Service Interruption

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May 5, 2015

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

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed files.

A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting

in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the ClamAV

AppArmor profile.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical ubuntu clamav

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
  clamav                          0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.15.04.1

Ubuntu 14.10:
  clamav                          0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  clamav                          0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  clamav                          0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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