=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3940-1
April 08, 2019
clamav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
Software Description:
- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain PDF
documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-1787)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain OLE2
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-1788)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled scanning certain PE
files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-1789)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
clamav 0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
clamav 0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
clamav 0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
clamav 0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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-3940-1
CVE-2019-1787, CVE-2019-1788, CVE-2019-1789
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamav/0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
