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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3814-3 Critical Denial Of Service in ClamAV

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Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3814-3
November 13, 2018

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

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

Details:

USN-3814-2 fixed several vulnerabilities in clamav. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed CAB
 files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to
 crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-18584,CVE-2018-18585)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  clamav                          0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3814-3
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3814-1
  CVE-2018-18584, CVE-2018-18585

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3814-3 Critical Denial Of Service in ClamAV

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Calendar Grey November 13, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 18.04 ESM patch enhances ClamAV's defenses against remote exploitation risks and implements critical revisions.
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 12.04 ESM:   clamav                          0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3814-3

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3814-1

  CVE-2018-18584, CVE-2018-18585

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November 13, 2018

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